1. Where you (to be) just now? I (to wait) for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We (to be)...

1. Where were you just now? I was waiting for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We are late.
2. When I entered the house, I saw that the old man was sitting near the fireplace and reading the book. He had been sitting there for a long time.
3. What are you doing now? - I am translating an interesting story. - How long have you been translating it? - I have been working for seven hours. I hope I will finish translating by nine o'clock.
4. The lecture has not yet begun and the students are talking in the corridor.
5. Last night Beth thanked Chris for the lovely flowers which he had bought for her.
6. Oh, I see he has stopped smoking. When did he decide not to smoke?
7. We were in the forest a week ago. We heard how a wild animal cried out. It had gotten in a trap.
8. I was nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time I had seen him since August 1998.
9. When I was a child I didn't like the girl next door. She always teased me and fought with me.
10. Don't worry! You will see your children playing in the yard if you look out of the window.
11. When was the last time you saw Tom? — Five years ago.
12. I just finished the book which you gave me for my birthday.
13. Last night he saw a light in the neighbor's house.
14. My father looked tired the day before yesterday. He had been working at his computer for many hours.
15. She is at the birthday party now. It is the most exciting holiday she has ever had.
16. Have you ever eaten octopus? - Yes, I have. - What is it like? - It tastes nice.
17. Last year my friends stayed in my house while I was on holiday. They stayed there for three weeks.
18. When I came home, my family was drinking tea in the kitchen. I took my coat off and asked for a cup of tea.
19. We were glad to know that our relatives had arrived by the New Year.
20. An important letter arrived when he had already gone away for two weeks.

Let's go through each sentence and fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb forms:

1. Where were you just now? I have been waiting for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We will be late.

2. When I entered the house, I saw that the old man was sitting near the fireplace and reading the book. He had been sitting there for a long time.

3. What are you doing now? - I am translating an interesting story. - How long have you been translating it? - I have been working for seven hours. I hope I will finish translating by nine o'clock.

4. The lecture has not yet begun and the students are talking in the corridor.

5. Last night Beth thanked Chris for the lovely flowers which he had bought for her.

6. Oh, I see he has stopped smoking. When did he decide not to smoke?

7. We were in the forest a week ago. We heard how a wild animal was crying out. It had gotten in a trap.

8. I was nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time I had seen him since August 1998.

9. When I was a child I did not like the girl next door. She always teased me and fought with me.

10. Don't worry! You will see your children playing in the yard if you look out of the window.

11. When was the last time you saw Tom? — Five years ago.

12. I just finished the book which you gave me for my birthday.

13. Last night he saw a light in the neighbor's house.

14. My father looked tired the day before yesterday. He had been working at his computer for many hours.

15. She is at the birthday party now. It is the most exciting holiday she has ever had.

16. Have you ever eaten octopus? - Yes, I have. - What was it like? - It tasted nice.

17. Last year my friends stayed in my house while I was on holiday. They stayed there for three weeks.

18. When I came home, my family was drinking tea in the kitchen. I took my coat off and asked for a cup of tea.

19. We were glad to know that our relatives had arrived by the New Year.

20. An important letter arrived when he had already been gone for two weeks.

These sentences illustrate various verb tenses, such as the past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present continuous, future simple, and past perfect, which are used to express different times and aspects of actions.

1. Where were you just now? I was waiting for you for ten minutes. Let's go to the cinema. We are late.
2. When I entered the house, I saw that the old man was sitting near the fireplace and reading the book. He had been sitting there for a long time.
3. What are you doing now? - I am translating an interesting story. - How long have you been translating it? - I have been working for seven hours. I hope I will finish translating by nine o'clock.
4. The lecture has not yet begun and the students are talking in the corridor.
5. Last night Beth thanked Chris for the lovely flowers which he had bought for her.
6. Oh, I see he has stopped smoking. When did he decide not to smoke?
7. We were in the forest a week ago. We heard how a wild animal cried out. It had gotten in a trap.
8. I was nervous at the dentist this morning as it was the first time I had seen him since August 1998.
9. When I was a child I didn't like the girl next door. She always teased me and fought with me.
10. Don't worry! You will see your children playing in the yard if you look out of the window.
11. When was the last time you saw Tom? — Five years ago.
12. I just finished the book which you gave me for my birthday.
13. Last night he saw a light in the neighbor's house.
14. My father looked tired the day before yesterday. He had been working at his computer for many hours.
15. She is at the birthday party now. It is the most exciting holiday she has ever had.
16. Have you ever eaten octopus? - Yes, I have. - What is it like? - It tastes nice.
17. Last year my friends stayed in my house while I was on holiday. They stayed there for three weeks.
18. When I came home, my family was drinking tea in the kitchen. I took my coat off and asked for a cup of tea.
19. We were glad to know that our relatives had arrived by the New Year.
20. An important letter arrived when he had already been away for two weeks.