:fill in the blanks to practise the use of the sequence of tenses. 1. nick said that 2. we were sure that 3. my brother forgot that 4. the driver said that 5. i was afraid that 6. i was sorry that 7. she knew 8. we decided that 9. she was sure that 10. they told us that

1. nick said that he didn't love me.2. we were sure that he loved her.3. my brother forgot that he had to go.4. the driver said that we had to pay.5. i was afraid that he would go.6. i was sorry that he had gone.7. she knew that he loved her.8. we decided that he didn't love her.9. she was sure that he loved her.10. they told us that he loved her.

(1) then he saw that they were (past simple от глагола to be – глагол-связка) too long for him. so he went to his wife and said: "please make my trousers shorter, they are (present simple от глагола to be – глагол-связка) too long for me, i cannot put them on." but the wife said: "i have (present simple от глагола to have – основной глагол) no time now. it is (present simple от глагола to be – глагол-связка) late now, i shall do it tomorrow." his wife told him, "i have made (present perfect, глагол) your trousers shorter; you can put them on" but when the man put them on, he saw that they were (past simple от глагола to be – глагол-связка) too short for him and he could not wear them. (2) plates – a plate; lessons – a lesson; trousers – a pair of trousers. исключение: a man – men, a mouse – mice, a sheep – sheep, an ox – oxen (3) so he went to his wife and said: "please make my trousers shorter, they are too long for me, i cannot (am not able to) put them on." i must (have to) wash the plates. "can you (are you able to) make my trousers shorter? i cannot (am not able to) put them on." "no, i cannot (am not able to)," said the daughter. "i must (have to, am to) do my lessons now. the man went to his sister, but she could not (was not able to) help him. she said: "i must (have to, am to) make my dress now.  his wife told him, "i have made your trousers shorter; you can (are able to ) put them on". but when the man put them on, he saw that they were too short for him and he could not (was not able to) wear them. (4) when he (личное местоимение) came home, he (личное местоимение) put the trousers on. then he (личное местоимение) saw that they (личное местоимение) were too long for him (личное местоимение в объектном падеже). so he (личное местоимение) went to his (притяжательное местоимение) wife and said: "please make my (притяжательное местоимение) trousers shorter, they (личное местоимение) are too long for me, (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) i (личное местоимение) cannot put them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) on." the man went to his (притяжательное местоимение) daughter and asked her (личное местоимение в объектном падеже): "can you (личное местоимение) make my (притяжательное местоимение) trousers shorter? i cannot put them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже)on." "no, i (личное местоимение) cannot," said the daughter. "i (личное местоимение) must do my (притяжательное местоимение) lessons now. i shall do it (личное местоимение) tomorrow". the man went to his (притяжательное местоимение) sister, but she (личное местоимение) could not help him. (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) she (личное местоимение) said: "i (личное местоимение) must make my (притяжательное местоимение) dress now. i shall do it (личное местоимение) tomorrow". so the man went to bed and left his (притяжательное местоимение) new trousers on a chair near his (притяжательное местоимение) bed. his wife washed all the plates, came into the room, took the trousers, made them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) shorter and put them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) back on the chair. when his (притяжательное местоимение) daughter did her (притяжательное местоимение) lessons, she (личное местоимение) came into his (притяжательное местоимение) room, took the trousers and made them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) shorter. late in the evening his (притяжательное местоимение) sister came too and made the trousers shorter. his (притяжательное местоимение) wife told him (личное местоимение в объектном падеже), "i (личное местоимение) have made your (притяжательное местоимение) trousers shorter; you can put them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) on". but when the man put them (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) on, he (личное местоимение) saw that they (личное местоимение) were too short for him (личное местоимение в объектном падеже) and he (личное местоимение) could not wear them. (личное местоимение в объектном падеже)

Idon’t know this young woman. we   have never met  before. when did you write this poem? chaikovsky was   a great russian composer. mary isn’t at home. she has gone shopping. have you seen this film? it’s fantastic! oh! i   have cut my finger. it’s bleeding.  where were you   born? my parents got   married in a small village. agatha christie wrote 68 novels, 17 plays and more than a hundred stories. i’m very hungry! i haven’t eaten  anything today when sending the telegram she forgot to