1. How old were you when you started learning French?
2. Can you hear? What is the orchestra playing?
3. I went to the swimming pool and so did my friend.
4. Was it still raining when you came in?
5. Were you waiting for me at 5 pm? – Yes, I was.
6. The ice will melt as soon as the sun comes out.
7. Where have you been? We have been waiting for you for half a day?!
8. He had already gone by the time I came to the party.
9. For the last few days we have had fine sunny weather.
10. Mr. Brown has never had to punish his children.
11. I usually go away at weekends.
12. People used to think that the sun travelled round the earth.
13. The bus driver was just about to start when he remembered that he had not filled the petrol tank.
14. It has been raining since morning.
15. Please, don’t make so much noise. I am trying to work.
16. have you decided where you will spend your holidays?
17. Here is the book you are looking for.
18. The sun was just setting as we reached home.
19. I am going to finish this work before midnight.
20. What were you doing all morning yesterday?
21. It was getting dark, so we decided to return.
22. They heard the teacher saying something but they were not listening to him.
23. Our mother had cooked dinner before we came.
24. John was listening to the radio when the batteries ran out.
25. Let’s go out. It is not raining any more.
26. Have you smoked? I can smell tobacco on your clothes.
27. What a strong wind is blowing! It has been blowing since yesterday.
28. It has just struck twelve.
29. There has been no rain here for over three months.
30. What’s all that noise? What is going on?
31. How long has the work taken? / How long will the work take?
32. Sam studies well.
33. They lived/were living in St-Petersburg when the war broke out.
34. Nurses look after patients in hospitals.
35. I have never known her to be angry.
36. How old will you be next birthday?
37. It is getting dark. Shall I turn on the light?
38. I have been trying to open this box for the last forty minutes but in vain.
39. What time does the train leave?
40. His father will be fifty in May.
41. How much is this sweater?
42. I’m going to walk my dog. – Wait a minute, and I will come with you.
43. Mary told me that she had visited that castle two years ago.
44. I’m sure he will come if you ask him.
45. I am looking for Christine. Do you know where she is?
46. So far we have had no trouble.
47. How often do you go to the dentist?
48. By the end of the year he will have finished research.
49. He has been waiting for you since two o’clock.
50. Yesterday by three o’clock he had answered only half the e-mails.