Dear Granny,

Friday evening

Ex. 77. Claire is writing a letter to her grandmother. Complete the sentences in the letter using the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple.

Ex.75 Identify and correct any possible errors in these sentences.

1. When you lived in London were you travelling by double-decker?

2. I am yet waiting for an answer from him.

3. Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced.

4. I managed to talk to Carol once she was leaving.

5. Everyone was talking but stopped at the time.

6. We bought our tickets and five minutes after the train arrived.

7. It was more than a month until I realized what had happened.

8. Ann wasn’t seeming very happy at the moment.

9. When he was a student he was often making that mistake.

10. It got dark now and the general drove more slowly than ever.

11. Who he was he didn’t have any right to speak to me like that.

12. At the end of the week she wrote that she returned.

Ex.76 Translate the following sentences into English using the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. Хто відвідав вас учора? — Наші родичі приїхали до нас. Ми були раді побачити їх.

2. Куди ти йшов, коли я побачив тебе вчора? — Я йшов у бібліотеку. Я працював у бібліотеці з п'ятої до восьмої години.

3. Вчора на уроці ми прочитали цікаву статтю. Потім вчитель задавав нам питання, а ми відповідали на них. Ми обговорювали цю статтю весь урок.

4. Де ви були вчора? Я приходив до вас, але вас не було вдома. — Я відвідував свого друга. Весь вечір ми грали в шахи.

5. Моя сестра запросила мене в кіно позавчора. Ми пішли в кіно о дев'ятій вечора. Фільм тривав півтори години і закінчився о десятій тридцять. Додому ми повер­нулись пізно.

6. Вчора був вихідний. Я пізно прокинувся і пізно поснідав. Я визирнув у вікно і побачив, що іде сніг. Оскільки погода була поганою, я вирішив не йти на прогулянку. Весь день я дивився телевізор і читав журнали.

How are you? I (write) ………. to say a big “thank you” for my birthday present. I really (love)……… the CD and I (listen)……… to it every day when I walk to work.

I’m really well. I (start) ……… my new job last week and I (like)……… it very much. At the moment I (live) ……… with some friends in a flat in a city centre, but it’s very expensive so I (try) ……… to find another place which (not/cost) ………. so much. I (look) ……… at a flat tomorrow, ten kilometers outside the city.

What other news is there? Well I (learn) ………to drive at the moment – I (want) ……… to buy a car soon. Mum (tell) ……… me on the phone last night that you’ve got a new car. What make is it?

I (see) ……… Mum and Dad last week. I (travel) ……… down to Brighton on Friday night and (stay) ……… for the weekend. Mum’s fine but Dad isn’t happy. He (not/like) ……… his job. I (think) ……… he should try to find a new one.

Anyway, I have to stop now because Joe (call) ……… me. We (meet)……… some friends for dinner tonight.

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