Open the brackets and put the verbs into the proper tense (the Present Indefinite, the Present Continuous, the Present Perfect Continuous or the

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is playing the piano. 2. They ______ a new hotel in the city centre at the moment. 3. Look! Somebody ______ in the river. 4. 'You ______ on my foot.' - 'Oh, I'm sorry.' 5. Hurry up! The bus ______ . 6. 'Where are you, George?' - 'In the kitchen, I ______ a meal!' 7. (on the telephone) 'Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please?' - 'She ______ a shower at the moment. Can you phone again later?'

a) will b) shall c) be

2. ... you have time to write her tomorrow ?
a) do b) did c) will

3. There ... many children in the hall last time.
a) are b) were c) will be

4. I... to London.
a) never was b) have never been c) never were

5. My friends ... to the theatre yesterday.
a) went b) have gone c) had go

6. Neil Armstrong ... to the Moon many years ago.
a) has gone b) went c) had gone

7. The policeman read the gentleman his wright after he ... him.
a) had arrested b) arrested c) arrests

8. Open the door. The postman ... a letter to you.
a) brings b) has brought c) will bring

walked through the most wonderful parks of every civilized and uncivilized country in the world. I … (sleep) in the finest beds of the most fashionable hotels of the biggest cities of the best countries. I … (eat) the tastiest foods on Earth, I … (spend) long afternoons in the most beautiful gardens of the richest people on Earth drinking green tea, reading the cheapest novels and smoking the most expensive cigars. I … (play) poker with the most famous people - with the Prince of Wales ad with the Countess of Strasbourg. Seven of the wonders I … (see), but the best place for me is Beale Street.

o'clock they (have) dinner. 2. By the end of the week he (finish) the translation. 3, Before you (come) I (do) all the work. 4, She (look) through the article by 12 o'clock. 5. They (receive) our letter by Monday. 6. By the time we (get) to the forest the rain (stop), 7.1 think he (answer) the letter by this time. 8. We (begin) to work after we (read) all the instructions, 9, We (not do) anything until he (take) necessary steps. 10. The committee (prepare) the plan by tomorrow. 11.1 suppose when my letter (reach) you I already (return) from your voyage, 12. He (pass) an exam after he (learn) all the material. 13.1 am afraid they (not discuss) all the questions by the time they (come). 14. We (not be able) to start the experiment before we (obtain) the necessary data. 15. The secretary already (look) through all the papers before the boss (come). 16. My train (leave) by the time you (come) to the station.

2. Goods which _______ (to import) outright for use or consumption within the customs territory _______ (to declare) for home use. 3. The current Russian word for Customs, tamozhnya, _______(to originate) in the times of the Mongol-Tatar yoke. 4. Before the passenger _______ (to board) a plane he _______ (to go) through the customs control. 5. Not until the passenger _______ (to clear) customs formalities he _______ (to be) legally free to enter the country to which he _______ (to travel). 6. We _______ (to wait) in the arrival lounge for an hour before they _______ (to unload) the luggage. 7. The customs inspector _______ (to help) you if you _______ (to have) questions about any point of the declaration.

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