1. - Why are you so late?
- I couldnt have come earlier, I [not finish] my work. |
| 2. They wish they [help] the flood victims after the torrential rains. Soon after the disaster a lot of them died of diseases they caught from drinking polluted water. |
| 3. I dont understand, youve got no money but you [go] shopping all afternoon. |
| 4. Youll never believe it: when we were on holiday in the French Alps in July we saw an eagle, but it [fly] so high up, we couldnt see it without our binoculars. |
| 5. He parked his car near the taxi rank to buy a loaf of bread and came back ten minutes later to discover that the police [tow] it away. He had to collect it from the compound and pay a fine. He wasnt happy at all! |
| 6. When I arrived, I realized she already [leave]. |
| 7. The prospective buyers were very surprised when they [hear] the boat was haunted. |
| 8. [you, eat ever] brown bread? Is it true that its better for the health? |
| 9. Her house looks bright. Yes, she [make] up her mind to have it painted four weeks ago. |
| 10. They [work] in their garden all the previous afternoon and the next day they had such bad backache that they couldnt walk properly. |
