Готовый перевод IAAS MSU / Зимняя сессия. Английский язык. ИСАА МГУ, 2 курс. 1 группа, 1 поток: Система времен; согласование времен; косвенный вопрос; пассивный залог.

At the exam I was asked if I had ever read short stories by Arthur Conan-Doyle. I answered that I read them long ago in my childhood.

– I wonder why he didn’t go to the English party?
– Don’t you know? His father fell ill and he had to take him to the hospital.

Do you know what she will do after she finishes studying her lessons? - She said she would play the piano.

– He worries if he’ll be able to recognize his friend.
– How long haven’t they seen each other?
– They haven’t seen each other for 20 years now since his friend went to the north to work there.

– How many pieces was the apple cut into?
– The apple was cut into four pieces and it was cut with this knife.

-How many days did they give you to think over this case? -Three days. They said, I had to make a desicion before I went on vacation.

– Do you know where the letters are?
– The secretary said that the letters had already been sent. But I forgot to ask if the telegrams had been sent too.

– What awful weather! It has been raining since morning. If the weather doesn’t change for the better, we won’t be able to go to the countryside tomorrow.
– It’s bad; after all we have promised our friend to give them a lift in our car.

- Tell me in detail what exactly happened there.
- I don't know, this incident was just mentioned ti me. If you want to know the details, you had better ask the secretary.

When I came home, my sister had red eyes. I realized that she had been crying again. I don’t know why she has been crying so often recently.

– She said that the article about English history wasn’t finished yet. To tell the truth, I doubt that they will have finished it by the end of the month.
– It’s strange; after all they promised that the work will be done in time.

– Do you know how many students there are in Moscow University?
– No, and how many students are there?

This rule hadn’t been explained to us. We were told to read it in the textbook. I have read it twice today but I have got nothing at all anyway.

– What has been happening there? Why everybody is so excited?
– We have been discussing the play we want to put up in the student's theatre.

– What countries has your brother visited recently?
– Last year he visited Japan and China. And this year he has been to Germany and the Netherlands.

– Where would you like to go on holiday?
– I’ve wanted to visit Scotland for a long time. All my friends have already visited Scotland long time ago.

- Has he really never been to the Tretyakov Gallery? Doesn't he visit museums? Well, if he doesn't take any interest in anything I don't know what we will talk to him about.

- Are you asking me why I haven't talk to her about her son's behaviour yet?
- It is because she won't believe that her son has been misbehaving recently.

My granddad always wanted to have a summer cottage, but my granny was against it. So they didn't buy it.

- Was it explained to you how to play this game?
- Of course, before we went out onto the field, we had been taught what to do.

- In my opinion, you have been smoking too much recently. How many cigarettes have you smoked today?
- I had smoked three cigarettes before dinner and a few more after dinner.

How many students will there be in a new group? I also want to know how many students there will be there in all the first-year groups.

It should be explained to her that you have been very busy for past three weeks. I'm sure she will stop thinking that you have been hiding from her.

Come after five o’clock. I think that by this time we shall have discussed all the questions and I’ll be ready to talk to you.

- How many pages had you translated by the end of the previous week?
- I had translated fifty pages and I think I'll have translated as many pages by the beginning of May.

Can't you swim? -No,I can't. I was always afraid of water. When my father tried to teach me to swim, I was screaming that I would never enter the water.

- I was asked when this palace was built and I didn't know what to say.
- But I've told you that it was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

– How long have you worked in this institute?
– I shall have been working there for three years in this summer.

- What shop is this textbook sold in? Do you know where it can be bought?
- I don't know it, I have been trying to buy it for a week already. I have already visited all the shops I know.

– Don’t you see that this paper can’t be cut with scissors?
– What it can be cut with?

She explained it to me that until she had got the telegram from her husband, she would have to stay in Moscow. The point is that her husband has gone on a business trip and he promised to inform her as soon as he reached the place.

– She has always been pretty. She is used to being always looked at with admiration.
– She is talked about with admiration too.

- Do you know how many streets and squares there are in Moscow?
- I have no idea. I have never thought about that.

I wondered how long they had been friends. However, I thought I shouldn't ask about that. Later I was told that they had gone to the same school.

- Wait a bit. The last student is now being examined. As soon as Ms. Russel is free you will be able to speak to her.

– Have you finished your report on Irish history?
– I finished it on Friday but haven’t handed it in.

– What other interesting books have you read recently?
– Unfortunately, I don’t read a lot now. I’ve been working hard for the last several months.

I know that he has been to China several times. It was two years ago that he was there last time.

At the police office she was asked how much money there ha been in the stolen handbag. Fortunately, at that moment there was quite little money in it because she had been shopping since morning.

Close the door, please. Don't you see that the child is being bathed?

The policeman asked him where he was when it happened. He explained that he was in London at that time. Then the policeman wondered whether he often visited London.

- I'm so hungry that I can't work. I haven't eaten anything today.
- Why didn't you have breakfast this morning?

At his examination he was asked how many parts Great Britain consists of. He was also asked what those parts are called and in which one London is situated.

– You have always wanted to own a car, haven’t you? Why haven’t you bought it yet?
– Because I haven’t been earning a lot of money recently.

Don't worry. Everything will have been settled by the time they come back.

When I started working in this laboratory, Professor Brown had already been working on this problem for some time. To be more precise, he will have been working on this problem for six months in winter.

Do you remember how many books and notebooks were bought in this shop and how much money was paid for them?

– Do you already know how well she passed her exam?
– The marks haven’t been announced yet, but she said that she had written the answers to all the questions long before the end of the examination.

When I came back home, mother was cooking dinner. I went to the kitchen immediately because I was starving. I hadn't eaten anything since morning.

– We won’t have time to do all the exercises before the bell comes.
– Then you will be doing them during the break while I am looking through the articles.

Had you known German before you got into the University? - Of course, as a child I had lived with my parents in Berlin.

Mikhalkov's new film is being much spoken about. All his films seem to have been much spoken about.

They lost their way because they hadn't been explained how to get there. - It's not true, the way had been described to them in detail. The house had been described to them as well.

-I thought you hadn't seen each other since graduating from high school.
- Yes, for last we have seen each other at the school party just after having passed all the exams.

When did he phone you last time? - A long time ago. Neither my parents, nor me have heard any news from him for a long time. We haven't heard from him since he left.

Have you seen Ben this week? - No, I haven't seen him for few days already. I wonder what he has been doing all this time?

Yesterday at ten o'clock I was waiting for them at trolleybus stop. I was waiting for them til half past ten, but they didn't come. Although they had promised to call me, if they were late.

The inspector asked me whether I remembered what was being broadcasted on the radio when I came back home.

Didn't you know that my sister's family lived from 1998 till 2005 in Canada? She is married to a diplomat. He has been in diplomatic service for more than 20 years.

Let's go to the exhibition or museum when the rain stops. - Fine, we'll go if we don't change our mind.

– Do you remember if the bridge across the Volga was being built when we went there for the excursion?
– You are wrong. All the work had been finished by that time.

He was being to with such interest that nobody noticed me enter. Do you want to know what question was being discussed there? You'll never guess.

It was hard work. We didn't expect it to have been finished by the time the manager comes back. I have been nervous about this work for the last two weeks.

When I saw them approaching, I felt terrified underneath. I hadn't seen them before. They looked so queer.

The forthcoming concert was much spoken about. The visit of the famous musicians to our town had been announced on the radio beforehand. I myself saw people standing in long queues in front of the concert hall.

Do you promise that all the luggage will have been packed by 3 o'clock? - Of course, all the clothes have already been packed. The rest of the luggage will have been packed before dinner.

My parents are not at home now. - Do you know when they will come back? - Unfortunately, I don't They left last week and I haven't heard anything from them yet.

Do you know who this car belongs to? - I have no idea whose this car is. I don't care.

Has your sister been living in Australia for a long time? When did she move there? - She and her husband moved there soon after they got married. I don't remember exactly when she got married. I think that they have been married for about three years.

What hotel did they stop at? - I was told that both groups of Japanese tourists had stopped at the National hotel.

Since I was there last, many new houses have been built in the south-west of Moscow. Thousands of people have moved into them.

She said that they had been friends since she graduated from the university. How many year ago did they met after all?

I was told that the professor, who had delivered lectures in history of English language, had travelled over the United Kingdom a lot.

Father said he would phone us as soon as he was free. But he hasn't phoned yet. We worry whether something has happened to him.

Haven't you seen Anna this week? - No, but I have spoken to her on the phone today. She said that she felt better.

-Is your sister married?
-Yes, she's married.
-When did she get married?
-She got married two years ago.
-Are you married?
-Yes, I have been married for more than three years.
-I didn't know you had been married for such a long time.

I see you have travelled a lot. Probably, you have been to many countries of the world. - Yes, I travelled a lot when I was young.

Last week my brother bought a new flat. He had a wanted to own a flat in a new-built house for the long time, and he had been putting by money for several years.

Tell me how much time you will need to read this book. Will you have read it by the end of the week? - I think so.

The teacher wants to know whether you will be able to make a report on the English club activities at the next lesson. If you don't, then he'll have to assign this task to another student.

She said that the children were playing in the garden when the rain started. But it seems to me that they had already been called back into the house by that time.

-After having been driving for three hours I stopped the car to take a rest and have breakfast
-And when did you reach the town?
-By six o'clock we had reached it.

Do you know that tennis has been played for over 100 years?

-You are awaited downstairs. Someone has been waiting for you for over an hour.
-Why hadn't you told me that before I went out for dinner?

The children ask whether dad will have come back by the beginning of the school year. However, the conference hasn't ended yet, and still, it's unknown when it will be over.

I am not sure that they will participate in discussing these issues. But if they do, then they will be able to tell a lot of interesting things.

Who lives in this house? - This house hasn't been lived in for a long time. Its occupants had moved in the city before we settled down there.

The mistake should be explained to the child. - But it has been explained to him many times why he mustn't behave this way.

His brother is manager of this enterprise. He has been working there for a long time. In winter it will be five years since he became a chairman.

How many issues had been discussed when the bell rang?

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