Ex. 9 Use one of the present or past forms in the following sentences

1. It was early evening. John, who (to be) in bed until half an hour ago, (to wear) his silk gown. A fire (to burn) in the grate which he (to lay) and (to light) himself.

2. Mr. Wrangle: "Why does a woman say she (to shop) when she (not to buy) a thing?" Mrs Wrangle: "Why does a man (say) he (to fish) when he (not to catch) anything?"

3. When she (to go) out of the room Jack (to stand) just outside the door, and she (to have) the impression that he (to try) to listen to what her father (to say) in the room.

4. She (to find) the family on the beach. Theo (to sit) on the sand beside his clothes. Pierce, who (to swim), (to lie) limply on the pebbles, half in and half out of the water. The dog, who (swim) with Pierce, (to shake) itself and (to spray) rainbow drops on Pierce's trousers. The cat, who (to fluff) itself into; woolen ball, (to watch) the dog. Paula and John (to get) fully dressed and (to walk) slowly along the beach.

5. Martin Eden asked Ruth: "I wonder if I can get some advice from you. You remember the other time I (to be) here I (to say) I (can) not talk about books and things because I (not to know) how. Well, I (to do) a lot of thinking since. I (to be) to the library many times, but most of the books I (to read) (to be) too hard for me to understand. Maybe I'd better begin at the beginning. I never (to have) any advantages. I (to work) pretty hard ever since I (to be) a kid and now that I (to be) to the library, looking with new eyes at books, I just (to conclude) (not to read) the right kind.

6. "I (to mean) to call you up," Pete said, wanting to get away, "but I (to be) busy."

7. As we (to approach) the corner we (to fall) silent.

8. They (to walk) for less than an hour when the moon, which (to pass) its first quarter, suddenly (to appear) between the heavy clouds.

9. Her parents (to live) in Florence and she (to visit) them every week-end.

10. He (to remember) that his mother (to meet) her first husband when she (to work) in a New York publishing house.

11. "How's your sister?" "I (not to know) anything about her." "Why you (to stop) going to see her?"

12. As he (to pay) his bill his brother (to come) up.

13. The lights were switched off and she (to sit) in the glow of the wood fire and he (to have) the impression that she (to cry).

14. "I (to be) retired for a few years now." "Why they (to give) you a pension? What war you (to be) in?"

15. Nick had to repeat that he (to have) a letter from his sister and that she and her husband (to sail) the following week for Canada.

16. "You (to see) her today?" "Yes. We (to have) lunch."

17. I (to play) for several minutes before I (to see) that Marcel (to sit) behind my back.

18. The telephone (to ring) as he (to unlock) the door to his apart­ment.

19. While I (to watch) the advertisements on the television last night I (to see) Sophy Brent. I (not to set) eyes on her for some months. She (to advertise) a new kind of chocolate cake.

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