On the whole, she gets on with people. She is getting on with her husband at the moment. She has been getting on with adults since her birth. She got on with her mother-in-low last summer. She used to get on with her mother-in-low. She would get on with everyone in our school. She could get on with everybody when she was in a good mood. Yesterday she managed to get on with a gang of hooligans.
Урок 15
I always sail against the wind. I'm sailing against the wind at the moment. I have been sailing against the wind since birth. I sailed against the wind in youth. I would sail against the wind in youth. I used to sail against the wind, but things are different now. I was sailing against the wind while all people of my age were moving in a rut. I was sailing against the wind when suddenly I felt terribly tired.
You seldom write letters to your relatives. You are writing a letter — I can see. You have been writing a letter for 2 hours. You were writing a letter when I came to see you. You used to write letters very often, but now you are very busy at work. You wrote a letter to me yesterday. You were writing letters from 2 till 5 yesterday. You always wrote to me about your problems.
He usually plays the fool at the lessons. He is playing the fool at work now. He has been playing the fool from birth. He often played the fool in youth. He would play the fool in the country. He used to play the fool when he was a guest. He was playing the fool when we first saw him.
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Yesterday I ate an apple. I have eaten an apple today. When I was eating an apple yesterday, I felt dizzy.
You read his letter last week. You have just read his letter. Have you read his letter yet? Have you already read his letter?
He has never looked at me. He never looked at me in childhood. He wasn't looking at me while I was blowing him kisses.
She wasn't there yesterday. She hasn't been there these days. She hasn't been there since childhood. She wasn't there when I got in/ came in. She hasn't been there for ages.
Have you ever quarrelled with your parents? Did you ever quarrel with your parents in childhood?
I learn good poems by heart with great pleasure. I've just learnt by heart a marvellous poem. Stop learning by heart all sorts of rubbish! When I was learning this poem by heart, the door opened and my mum entered the room.
We've been in low water since New Year's Day. We would be in low water in youth, but never suffered from it.
Fancy that! The boy has been out of hand!
Don't listen to reason. It's boring!
She has had a screw loose! She has quarrelled with all her acquaintances/friends!
Урок 18
1. I know all. I have known him for ages. I know, that you are looking at me now. I knew him in childhood. I had known him before he came in our class.
We are close friends. We have been friends since childhood. We had been friends before we began to work in the same school. We were friends last year. We used to be friends.
To my mind, she is married. She has been married for 2 years. She was married, but she is divorced at the moment.
I have put on a lot of weight and I am on a diet now. I had put on weight before I got married. I put on weight last year. I put on weight, and then I went on a diet and grew thin.
She is in love with him. She has been in love with him since childhood. She had been in love with him before they became acquainted personally.
My grandpa has never travelled by air. My grandpa was very nervous during the flight, because he had never travelled by air before.
I met her a few days ago. She had just come back from Prague. She is at home. Go to see her, she has just come back from Prague.
She isn't hungry, because she has just had breakfast. In general, she hardly ever has breakfast. She used to have breakfast when she was at school, but now she doesn't have time for breakfast.
When we arrived at the cinema, the film had already begun. The film began after we had arrived at the cinema. We arrived at the cinema, took our seats, and the film began.
I had been at home by 5 o'clock. I was at home when the phone rang. I was at home while my friends were getting ready for the exams. I didn't use to be at home very often, but I have turned into a real stay-at home: I am always at home in the evenings.
Урок 19
A.
Hardly had I seen her when I fell in love.
Scarcely had I seen her when I was overhead and ears in love.
No sooner had I seen her then I was overhead and ears in love.
Hardly had you touched the pillow when you fell asleep immediately.
Scarcely had you touched the pillow when you dropped off to sleep
No sooner had you touched the pillow then you began to snore.
Hardly had he recovered from cold when he caught another infection.
No sooner had he recovered from cold then he began to ache again.
No sooner had they got married then they began to abuse by nothing.
Scarcely had they left Moscow when they felt themselves quieter.
B.