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Вопрос жизни и ☠ , решить жомашку по хотябы 1 номер заранее 1. put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the past continuous. to: carlos from: alex hey carlos, i 1) was listening (listen) to the news as i 2) (drive) to work and i 3) (hear) that the mine in your town 4) (collapse) earlier today. what 5) (happen)? why 6) (the mine/ collapse)? 7) (you/work) at the time? i hope people 8) (not/get) trapped down there. anyway, please email me as soon as you can so i’ll know that you’re safe and sound. i 9) (try) to call you earlier, but your line 10) (be) constantly busy. alex 2. put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous. 1 a: have the rescuers found (rescuers/find) the missing climbers yet? b: no, although they (look) for the last two days. 2 a: (you/seen) the new cooking show on channel 3? b: no, i (not/have) any free time to watch tv lately. 3 a: the volcanic eruption in chile (force) the authorities to evacuate 22 villages. b: what eruption? i (not/hear) anything. 4 a: i (try) to get in touch with you all morning. b: i (run) around town all day doing some errands. 3. put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present perfect simple, the present perfect continuous or the past simple. thanks to my work, i 1) have had (have) the chance to view some truly amazing sights over the years. i 2) (work) as a freelance nature and wildlife photographer for over two decades, and my job 3) (take) me to the four corners of the earth. i 4) (photograph) everything from strange underwater creatures in the pacific ocean to rare bird species in the heart of the amazon rainforest. the change in my career 5) (come about) in 1999, when mount etna 6) (erupt). i was in sicily visiting friends at the time, and the magnificent sight i 7) (witness) was the reason why i 8) (make) the decision to stop photographing animals and landscapes and go after the forces of nature. since then, i 9) (shoot) stunning images of the 2004 tsunami disaster in asia, the 2010 volcanic eruption in iceland as well as several other events. so far i 10) (not/have) the opportunity to photograph tornados. it’s next on my list though and sure to be a challenge. is my work dangerous? absolutely! my wife 11) (ask) me to go back to wildlife photography for the last two years now, because she fears for my safety. but i can’t give up the excitement this kind of photography 12) …..……………… (bring) into my life yet! 4. underline the correct item. 1 patrick hadn't attended/hadn't been attending a live concert before. 2 jessica had been lying/had lain in the sun for hours and her skin was starting to go red. 3 her phone had been ringing/had rung for a few minutes before she finally answered it. 4 john had grown/had been growing a beard and looked really different. 5 they had evacuated/had been evacuating the village hours before the tsunami hit.

Answer 1

1 //

2 i was driving

3 i heard

4 collapsed

5 what happened

6 why did the mine collapse

7 were you working at the time

8 didn't get

9 i tried

10 your line was

2 // B - they have been looking for the last 2 days

A - have you seen the new...

B - I haven't had any free time...

A - ..in Chile has forced the authorities...

B - I haven't heard anything

A - I have been trying to get in touch...

B - I have been running around...

3//

2 I have been working as a freelance...

3 my job took me...

4 I photographed everything...

5 the change in my career has come about

6 ...Etna has erupted

7 I witnessed

8 I made

9 I have been shooting

10 i didn't have

11 my wife has been asking

12 has brought

4//

1 hadn't attended

2 had been lying

3 had been ringing

4 had grown

5 had evacuated