1. Where have you been just now? I have been waiting for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We are going to be late.
2. When I entered the house, I saw that the old man sitting near the fireplace and reading the book. He had been sitting there for a long time.
3. What are you doing now? - I am translating an interesting story. - How long have you been translating it? - I have been working for seven hours. I hope I will have finished translating by nine o'clock.
4. The lecture hasn't begun yet and the students are talking in the corridor.
5. Last night Beth thanked Chris for the lovely flowers which he had bought for her.
6. Oh, I see he has stopped smoking. When did he decide not to smoke?
7. We were in the forest a week ago. We heard how a wild animal was crying out. It had got in a tramp.
8. I was nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time I had seen him since august 1998.
9. When I was a child, I didn't like the girl next door. She always teased me and fought with me.
10. Don't worry! You will see your children playing in the yard if you look out of the window.
11. When was the last time you saw Tom? — Five years ago.
12. I have just finished the book which you gave me for my birthday.
13. Last night he saw a light in the neighbours' house.
14. My father looked tired the day before yesterday. He had been working at his computer for many hours.
15. She is at the birthday party now. It is the most exciting holiday she has ever had.
16. Have you ever eaten octopus? - Yes, I have. - What was it like? - It tasted nice.
17. Last year my friends stayed in my house while I was on holiday. They stayed there for three weeks.
18. When I came home, my family was drinking tea in the kitchen. I took my coat off and asked for a cup of tea.
19. We were glad to know that our relatives would have arrived by the New Year.
20. An important letter arrived when he had already gone away for two weeks.
Summer is my favourite season. The most important thing for me is to spend exciting and fantastic my summer holidays. My school days were very difficult , so I decided to have perfect summer holidays with my family.
I spent my summer holidays in the village. Every morning we went to the river. We swam in warm water and played volleyball. In the village I went fishing with my father. And we also had a picnick in the forest. It was fantastic.
I had the best summer holidays in my life.