1) Their hands were dirty because they were painting the roof of the house for three hours.
2) I was watering the flowers in my garden at 5 p.m. yesterday.
3) I was cooking dinner before my parents came back home.
4) They have been living in this flat for ten years.
5) If she had time, she'd take up swimming.
6) I have finished my homework so I can go for a walk with my friends.
7) I have not seen him for ages.
8) She was shopping when she met her friend.
9) While he was cooking, he has cut his finger.
10) Last week we were in London.
11) I got off the bus, went to the shop when I realized that I have forgotten my gloves in the bus.
2. Magnificent, lovely, great, brilliant, excellent, marvellous, perfectly well, cool, awesome, pretty good etc.
3. I'm not feeling so well. I've got a headache.
I can't recall to memory / I can't remember
It turned to be so easy
I'm in a good mood today, I have a nice temper today, I feel great today, I'm in a good humor today
What are you doing these weekends? What r u gonna do these weekends? What are you up to these days?
I need to take a rest for 1 mn, I have to take a rest for 1 mn, I need to have a minute's repose, I have to repose myself for 'bout 1 mn
4. How about yourself? How's it going? What's up? Wassup? How's tricks? How's it hanging? How are things? How are u keeping? How is it cooking? What's the crack? How' r u goin'? How's life? What's happening?
Именно за время проживания в Англии научилась этой разговорной лексике, если не сказать даже, что сленгу) используйте на здоровье!