По английскому past perfect and past simple​

                                        A letter.

Dear friend,

Thank you for your recent letter! It was great to hear from you so soon!

In your letter you asked me, how I spent my winter holidays. I would say that it was wonderful!

On vacation our family celebrated the New Year's Day. We decorated the Christmas tree and gave each other a lot of gifts. And we were at the New Year's show, there was Santa Claus and Snow Maiden. The performance was really interesting!

On holidays the weather was clear and frosty, so my friends and me often played outside, sledded and made snowmen.

You can't imagine, on holidays I went to the skating rink a few times and there I was able to skate well (but I have never skated before!). And then my parents decided to enroll me in figure skating classes! I'm so glad! We have very good and kind coach and a lot of friends at the classes.

Maybe you will go with me to the circle. I'm sure you will like it too! What do you think? And how did you spend your winter holidays? What did you do then?

Write me back soon!

Best wishes,

Olga

                                         Перевод.

Дорогой друг,

за твое последнее письмо! Было очень приятно получить его так скоро!

В своем письме ты спросил меня, как я провела свои зимние каникулы. Я бы сказала, что прекрасно!

На каникулах наша семья праздновала Новый год. Мы украсили елку и дарили друг другу очень много подарков. Также мы были на новогоднем спектакле, там был Дед Мороз и Снегурочка. Представление было очень интересным!

На каникулах погода была ясной и морозной, и поэтому мы с друзьями часто играли на улице, катались на санках с горки и лепили снеговиков.

Ты не представляешь, на каникулах я несколько раз ходила на каток, и там я быстро научилась хорошо кататься (причем я никогда раньше не каталась на коньках!). Тогда мои родители решили записать меня на занятия по фигурному катанию! Я так рада! У нас очень хороший и добрый тренер и много друзей на кружке.

Может, ты будешь вместе со мной ходить на занятия? Я уверена, тебе понравится! Как ты думаешь? А как ты провел зимние каникулы? Что ты тогда делал?

Напиши мне в ближайшее время!

С лучшими пожеланиями,

Ольга

1. We were walking  along the forest road when it started snowing.

2. This is the first time I have been late for my Japanese classes.

3. It’s nearly twenty years since my father has seen his brother.

4. When the old lady returns to her flat she sees at once that someone has broken in during her absence.

5. Then he put his hand on her shoulder.

6. I wonder if Wayne is ill – he is getting thinner and thinner.

7. As soon as you finish what you’re doing, I would like to speak to you.

8. We were hurrying because we thought that the bell had already rung.

9. By the time he retires Professor Baker will have taught more than twenty different courses.

10. The plane takes off at 10.30 and lands at 16.15.

11. In the future, people will spend their holiday in space.

12. Since I started university, I haven’t had much spare time.

13. James Watt invented the steam engine.

14. After he had researched and written his paper, he found some additional material.

15. While the workers were repairing the roof, they broke the bathroom window.

16. What did you do while you were waiting for the others to come?

17. Don’t you think Ian looks just like his father?

18. I had read the whole of "War and Peace" by the time I was seven years old.

19. ‘Why were you so tired yesterday?’ ‘Because I had been jogging all morning.’

20. When are you going to finish this test? I have finished it already.

21. After George had returned to his house, he watched TV.

22. Steve called me at 9.30 last night.