Use the past simple or past perfect. 1. the house was very quiet when i got home. everybody (to go) to bed. 2. i felt very tired when i got home so i (to go) straight to bed. 3. sorry, i’m late. the car (to break) down on my way here. 4. there was a car by the side of the road. it (to break) down. so we (to stop) to see if we could help the driver. 5. she couldn’t read because she (to lose) her glasses. 6. after he (return) home he rang up john.

1, had gone

2. went

3. broke

4. hadn't revised

5. had spent, went

I1) He is running now. He has been running...
2) What are they doing now? - They are working... They have been working...
3) Where is he being now? - He is being... He is playing... They have been playing...
4) I live... I have been living...
5) She has been already doing... ; but she hasn't yet done...
6) I have been waiting...
7) What are you doing? - I am reading. I have already read...
8) This man is a writer. He writes... He has been writing... He has already written...
9) What have you been doing..?
10) ... She always helps... Today she has been helping... They have already washed the floor and dusted... Now they are cooking...
11) This is the factory where my father works. He has been working...
12) Did you find..? - No! I am still looking... I have been already looking..., but haven't yet found...
13) You have been playing...
14) Wake up! You have been sleeping...
15) I have been waiting.., but I haven't yet received...
16) ... as I haven't heard..
17) I have just received.., but I haven't yet received...
18) The weather is... The sun has been shining...
19) Every day I wind up...
20) ... what are you doing now? I have been waiting...
21) Where are your gloves being? - I have put...

He  is running  now. He has been running for ten minutes without any rest. 2. What are  they doing  now? — They are working  in the reading-room. They have been working  there for already three hours. 3. Where is    he  now? — He is   in the garden. He is playing  vol­ley-ball with his friends. They have been playing since break­fast time. 4. I  live in St. Petersburg. I have lived  in St. Petersburg since 1990. 5. She has already been doing her homework for two hours; but she has not yet done half of it. 6. I have been waiting for you since two o'clock. 7. What are you doing? — I am reading. I have already been reading for two hours. I have already read sixty pages. 8. This man is a writer. He writes books. He has been writing books since he was a young man. He has al­ready  written eight books. 9. What have you been doing here since morning? 10. Lena is a very good girl. She always helps her mother about the house. Today she has been helping her mother since morning. They have already washed the floor and dusted the furni­ture. Now they are cooking dinner together. 11. This is the factory where my father works. He has been working here for fifteen years. 12. Have You found your note-book? — No! I am still looking  for it. I have already been looking for it for two hours, but haven't found  it yet. 13. You have been playing  with a ball for already three hours. Go home and do your homework. 14. Wake up! You have been sleeping for ten hours already. 15. I have been waiting for a letter from my cousin for a month al­ready, but haven't received  it yet. 15. It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I haven't heard it. 16. I have  justreceived a letter from my granny, but I haven't yet recieved  any letters from my par­ents. 17. The weather is fine today. The sun has been shining ever since we got up. 18. Every day I wind up my watch at 10 o'clock in the evening. 19. Come along, Henry, what are you doing now? I have been waiting  for you a long time. 20. Where are your gloves? — I have put them into my pocket.