VI. Translate the following sentences into Russian and then back into English:

1. We were very surprised. Nobody had known that he wrote verses. 2. By the time we returned they had already come to an agreement. 3. By the time we reached the narrow entrance to the bay the sun had gone down and the breeze had dropped. We had been walking for several hours and I could hardly drag my feet. 4. Since the beginning of the play he had been watching a dark-haire girl sitting in front of him. He had noticed her at once. 5. At last I wrote the letter I had trying to write for weeks. 6. We had been walking too fast and I was out of breath. 7. I gave them lunch at 2 o'clock. They had been playing on the beach for hours and were ready for food. 8. He had known the girl since she was a small child and he had been managing her affairs since she came of age. 9. When the storm finally broke out we had already been tramping through the forest for hours.

VII. Translate into English:

1. Он сказал, что изучает английский три года. 2. Они плыли 10 дней, когда наконец увидели землю. 3. Он сказал, что работает в этой лаборатории с тех пор, как закончил институт. 4. Когда часы пробили 10, она ждала меня уже полчаса. 5. Кристина сказала, что любит Эндрю с тех пор, как в первый раз увидела его. 6. Им было жарко, и они устали. Они все утро играли в футбол. 7. Он сказал, что давно наблюдает за этой командой, и она ему всегда нравилась. 8. Мы не могли выйти, так как всю ночь шел дождь. 9. Она танцевала гораздо лучше. Вероятно, брат учил ее. 10. Я почти два часа искал свой учебник, когда он позвонил и сказал, что нашел мой учебник у себя в портфеле. 11. К тому времени, как ты добрался до леса, дождь уже прекратился, и ярко светило солнце. 12. Дети старались не смотреть друг на друга. Они опять поссорились. 13. Я посмотрел в окно. Ночью опять шел дождь. 14. Я очень обрадовалась, увидев эту книгу, я давно старалась найти ее. 15. В комнате пахло табаком. Кто-то там курил.

VIII. Translate into English:

1. Дорога в школу была плохая. 2. На кровати сидел мужчина и читал газету. 3. Я думаю, что его не будет в городе на следующей неделе. 4. Она работает в средней школе. 5. Мистера Доррита посадили в тюрьму за долги. 6. А теперь тебе лучше лечь в постель. 7. Над кроватью висела картина. 8. Тюрьма была разрушена в 1822 году. 9. Ты давно в городе? 10. Он подошел к кровати.

Lesson 9

The Past Perfect Continuous Tense. Articles.

I. Practise the Past Perfect Continuous Tense according to the Model:

Model: He was short of breath because he (run all the way). – He was short of breath because he had been running all the way.

1. His hands were dirty (work in the garden). 2. She did very well in the examinations (study hard through the term). 3. He was behind the class (not study properly). 4. Her eyes were red (cry). 5. She got used to his strange ways (live together for a long time). 6. She looked half asleep (rest). 7. She kept silent for some minutes (to think overhis words). 8. Everybody was laughing (Peter tell his funny stories). 9. They were very excited (argue for a long time).

Model: They drove for 3 hours. Then they stopped. – After they had been driving for 3 hours, they stopped for lunch.

1. We walked for an hour. Then we understood that we had taken the wrong road. 2. He waited for her for an hour. Then he went away. 3. He worked at the laboratory for 4 years. Then he changed his job. 4. I thought the matter over for some time. Then I took a decision. 5. He looked through the latest papers and magazines for some time. Then he sat down to his report. 6. She watched television late into the night. Then she could not sleep. 7. He studied English for 3 years. Then he went to England. 8. He lived in Leningrad up to 1983. Then he moved to Moscow.