1. When I was looking out of the window, I saw John.
2. Have you ever played the piano since you left school?
3. I haven't seen him for two days.
4. When he was trying to open the door, he dropped his key.
5. They have been living in this house since 1987.
6. My father was washing his car while my mother and I were preparing dinner.
7. Did you meet her yesterday?
8. Mary has been in London for three days.
9. The headmaster entered the classroom when they were writing their exams.
10. He bought a new car last week.
11. I think that they will arrive tomorrow morning.
12. Last Wednesday they played chess after they had done their homework.
1. Do Russian children write letters to anybody on New Year's Eve? Yes, they do.
2. Who do Russian children write to? They write letters to Santa Claus or Ded Moroz.
3. What do they write about? They write about there presents for New Year and Christmas.
4. Do they want anything? Yes, they do.
5. Do they promise anything? No, they don't.
6. When do they write their letters? They write their letters before the 31-st of December.
7. Do Russian children find anything in their stockings? No, they don't.
8. Where do Russian children find their presents? Russian children find their presents under the Christmas tree.
1. Русские дети пишут письма кому-то в канун Нового года? Да..
2. Кому пишут русские дети? Они пишут письма Санта Клаусу или Деду Морозу.
3. Что они пишут? Они пишут о подарках на Новый год и Рождество.
4. Хотят ли они что-нибудь? Да.
5. Они что-нибудь обещают? Нет, они этого не делают.
6. Когда они пишут свои письма? Они пишут свои письма до 31-го декабря.
7. Русские дети находят что-нибудь в своих чулках? Нет.
8. Где русские дети находят свои подарки? Русские дети находят подарки под елкой.
Здесь нужно сверху, над глагольными формами, указать последовательность событий с цифр 1 и 2 (1 - что случилось раньше, 2 - что произошло потом).
2 1
1. By the time I left the building everyone had gone home. (то есть, сначала все ушли, потом я)
2 1
2. I looked in the garden, but they had already gone to work.
1 2
3. They had cleaned everything up by the time their parents returned.
1 2
4. I had already taken three aspirins, but they didn't help.
2 1
5. I wanted to have a bath, but someone had used all the hot water.
1 2
6. We had made our plans carefully and won the prize.