1. (to be) valid. 2. They (to listen) to the news on the radio when the telephone (to ring). 3. I (to look) for a nice pair of gloves. 4. My train (to leave) in half an hour. - OK, I (to drive) you to the station in my car. 5. I (to check) the battery? - Yes, please. 6. Nowadays cars (to get) more and more expensive. 7. He (to get) a higher salary. 8. A father and his son (to travel) home in a car. It (to snow) and a strong wind (to blow). As they (to go) over a bridge, they (to hear) a loud bang and the father (to lose) control of the car. They (to be) injured and their lives (to be) in great danger. A helicopter (to take) the father and the boy to a hospital and they (to be) saved. Now, the happy father (to look) at his son and (to say) to him, “I never (to drive) my car when it (to snow). I (to promise) you. It (to be) very dangerous to drive when it (to be) so slippery.”
Это задание требует вставить правильную форму глагола в скобках. Из контекста предложений видно, что большинство из них описывают ситуации, которые происходили в прошлом, или описывают общеизвестные факты. Поэтому будем использовать прошедшее время (Past Simple) или настоящее время (Present Simple) для фактов.
1. Is valid. 2. They were listening to the news on the radio when the telephone rang. 3. I looked for a nice pair of gloves. 4. My train left in half an hour. - OK, I drove you to the station in my car. 5. I check the battery? - Yes, please. 6. Nowadays cars are getting more and more expensive. 7. He got a higher salary. 8. A father and his son were traveling home in a car. It was snowing and a strong wind was blowing. As they went over a bridge, they heard a loud bang and the father lost control of the car. They were injured and their lives were in great danger. A helicopter took the father and the boy to a hospital and they were saved. Now, the happy father looked at his son and said to him, “I never drive my car when it snows. I promise you. It is very dangerous to drive when it is so slippery.”