4 Choose the correct answers.

1 There was a major in the country in 2011.

a battlefield b casualty c conflict

2 England was at with France between 1337 and 1453.

a comrade b conflict c war

3 My grandfather was a senior in the British army during the Second World War.

a casualty b comrade c officer

4 Although we were , we didn’t like each other much.

a casualties b comrades c conflicts

5 It was a terrible battle and there were thousands of .

a battlefields b casualties c wars

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Ex. 5

1. c

2. d

3. b

4. a

Ex. 2

1. came

2. overtime

3. uniform

4. freelancer

5. sound

6. prize

7. bring up

8. deadline

9. salary

10. tutor

Ex. 3

1. got up---caught

2. was still training

3. was chattingwas trying

4. was readingstarted

5. climbed

6. landedcollected

7. plantedwas pulling

Ex. 4

1. I was really tired last night because I had been shopping all day.

Were you at the shopping centre yesterday? I was there, too, but I didn't see you.

2. I met Jake and Mike last night and we went out to dinner.

Why didn't you call me?

I rang you at about eight, but there was no answer.

You're right! I had already left.

3. I've heard your boss fired you.

That's not true. I quitted.

We had been having arguments for a very long time before I decided to leave.

Объяснение:

1. I am writing an English exercise now.

2. I was writing an English exercise at this time yesterday.

3. My little sister is sleeping now.

4. My little sister was sleeping at this time yesterday.

5. My friends aren't doing their homework now. They are playing volley-ball.

6. My friends weren't doing their homework at seven o'clock  yesterday.

They were playing volley-ball.

7. Are you eating ice-cream now?

8. Were you eating ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday?

9. What is your father doing now?

PS: Present or Past Continuous

Present Continuous

am(i)

is(he she it)                + Ving                  (V-verb)

are(you we they)

Показатели времени: now, at the moment

Past Continuous

was(i he she it)

were(you we they)                  + Ving

Показатели времени: at this time yesterday, the whole day

PSS: я специально подчеркнул в задании показатели, чтобы можно было понять где какое время