Question

Нужно поставить глаголы в скобках в правильное время: c) 1. the police, of course, (to be) helpless. 2. it (to be) a pity, freemantle thought, that the remainder of the crowd, who (to be) waiting downstairs, could not have heard him up here. 3. the government (to have) got their eye on him. 4/ his audience (to be) getting impatient. 5. the berksfeld family (to be) perpetually short of money. 6. most of the senior barford 7. in a quiet bystreet a german band of five players in faded uniforms and with battered brass instruments (to be) playing to an audience of street arabs and leisurely messenger boys. 8. their party (to be) divided into several groups, each accompanied by two men. d) 1. his eyes (to be) large and blue, but the blue (to be) very pale, and they looked rather tired already. 2. the french (to see) these things differently from us. 3. how foolish the old (to be), thinking they could tell what the young felt. 4. some of the wounded (to be) noisy, but most (to be) quiet. 5. everybody (to know) that the poor (to be) splendid to one another. 6. now and again, the quiet (to be) broken by the crack-cracking of musket fire in the last line of defences. 7. every elector thinks his own good (to be) the good of the country.

Answer 1

C) 1. The police, of course, (are) helpless. 2. It (was) a pity, Freemantle thought, that the remainder of the crowd, who (were) waiting downstairs, could not have heard him up here. 3. The government ( have) got their eye on him. 4. His audience (was) getting impatient. 5. The Berksfeld family (are) perpetually short of money. 6. Most of the senior Barford 7. In a quiet bystreet a German band of five players in faded uniforms and with battered brass instruments (was) playing to an audience of street arabs and leisurely messenger boys. 8. Their party (was) divided into several groups, each accompanied by two men.
d) 1. His eyes (were) large and blue, but the blue (was) very pale, and they looked rather tired already. 2. The French (see) these things differently from us. 3. How foolish the old (were), thinking they could tell what the young felt. 4. Some of the wounded (were) noisy, but most (were) quiet. 5. Everybody ( knows) that the poor (are) splendid to one another. 6. Now and again, the quiet (was) broken by the crack-cracking of musket fire in the last line of defences. 7. Every elector thinks his own good (is) the good of the country.