A Fantasy

When the ambassador of Escalopia 0returned (return) home from lunch, his wife 1________ (get) a shock. He 2_______ (look) pale and his clothes 3_______ (be) in a frightful state. “What 4_______ (happen)?” she 5______(ask). “How 6_______ your clothes 7________ (get) into such a mess?” “A fire extinguisher, dear,” 8_______ (answer) the Ambassador dryly. “University students 9_______ (set) the Embassy on the fire this morning.” “Good heavens!” 10_______ (exclaim) his wife. “And where 11_______ (be) you?” “I 12 ________ (be) in my office as usual, 13_____ (answer) the Ambassador. “The fire 14_______ (break out) in the basement. I 15_______ (go down) immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, 16________ (aim) a fire extinguisher at me. He 17_______ (think) I 18_______ (be) on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.” The Ambassador’s wife 19______ (go on) asking questions, when she suddenly 20_______ (notice) a big hole in her husband’s hat. “And how can you 21_______ (explain) that?” she 22_______ (ask). “Oh, that, “ 23______ (say) the Ambassador. Someone 24_________ (fire) a shot through my office window. Accurate, don’t you think? Fortunately, I 25________ (not wear) it at time. If I26________ (be) I 27________ (be able) to get home for lunch.”

Exercise 100. Put the verbs in brackets into correct form.

The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, 0 was defeated (be defeated) in the recent elections. He 1______ now 2_______ (retire) from political life and 3______ (go abroad). My friend, Crawley, 4______ always5________ (be) a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party. After the elections, Crawley 6______ (go) to the former Prime Minister’s house. When he7_____ (ask) if Mr. Lane 8______ (live) there, the policeman on duty9_______ (tell) that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister 10_______ (go) abroad on the following day, Crawley 11_______ (go) to the house again. The same policeman 12_______ just 13______ (walk) slowly past the entrance when Crawley 14______ (ask) the same question. Though a little suspicious this time the policeman 15______ (give) him the same answer. This time, the policeman16______ (lose) his temper. “I17______ (tell) you yesterday, and the day before yesterday,” he 18______(shout), Mr. Lane 19______ (be defeated) in the elections. He 20_______ (retire) from political life and 21_______ (go) to live abroad!” “I 22______ (know),” 23________ (answer) Crawley, “but I 24_______ (love) to hear you 25_______ (say) it!”

Exercise 101. Underline the right verb.

1. I thought/was thinking you had/was having much courage.

2. He did not go/had not gone to the cinema yesterday.

3. We are buying/are going to buy a new TV set.

4. How long did you live/have you lived here?

5. David finally sold/had sold his old car.

6. She is going/goes to post the letter she has written/wrote.

7. When you phoned/had phoned we had/were having lunch.

8. A month from now we are completing/will have completed our experiments.

9. He worked/had worked harder than last year than he does/has done this year.

10. We stay/will stay in this resort as long as the weather keeps/will keep fine.

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