Рассказ про часы на красной площади

Courant -the ancient name of the tower or big room hours with a set of configured bells, issuing a fight in a specific melodic sequence. usually chimes performing a small musical phrase every hour, half hour, a quarter of an hour, sometimes in the first quarter of an hour phrase is executed once, the second two, the third - three.

1. the pupils ( discussed) this problem yesterday. 2. the pupils (were discussing) this problem the whole evening yesterday. 3. they  (were discussing) this problem from three till five o'clock. 4. they (were discussing) this problem at four o'clock yesterday. 5. they (were discussing) this problem when i came in. 6. she ( learnt) a poem yesterday. 7. she (was learning) a poem at five o'clock yesterday. 8. she (was learning) a poem from five till six o'clock 9. she (was learning) a poem when mother opened the door. 10. she (was learning) a poem the whole day yesterday. 11. i (did not to see) him yesterday. i ( saw) him two days ago. 12. she (was not  writing) a at seven o'clock yesterday. she (wrote) two days ago. 13. jane (was reading) the magazine from five till six o'clock last evening. 14. he  studied) a rule in the morning last monday. 15. last month our team ( lost) the game. 16. what was she ( doing) when the telephone rang? 17. whom were they ( speaking) to when i met them at the station? 18. they (were having) lunch when the telephone rang 19. nick (was making) a report at three o'clock yesterday. 20. mike (was writing) on the blackboard when i came into the classroom. 21. she (was not  sleeping) the whole night yesterday. 22. who entered the room when you (were watching) television? 23. what were you ( thinking) about when i asked you a question?

Once, while i (was walking) in a park of london, i saw an old man. he (was sitting on a bench holding a book in his hands. i ( saw) that the book (was) of great interest. it (was) a very old copy of early byron's works. i  looked) at the old man and (understood) that he ( knew) that i (was sitting because of him and the book. i ( smiled). "it is the last i ( have)", he ( said) and (stretched) it out to me. i ( took) it with the words: "i love the old books." i ( opened) the book and ( looked) at the date: it (was) a remarkable book. "i ( have) a hard life and this book (is) a comfort to me. but i have to sell it," ( said) the old man.