8. Begin these sentences with it, there or a name I a noun +passive construction. Model: ... that prices will rise again this month (expect). It is expected that prices will rise again this month.
1 Peter: You (have been telephoning) for ages. Have you not nearly (finished)? Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning. 2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it. 3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly. Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out. 4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped). 5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet? 6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)? Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day! 7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began. 8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries. 9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet. 10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it. 11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again. 12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.
soon you will go to the dacha ! there we will swim in the lake and relax,sunbathe! as usual we will gather a lot of suitcases with clothes ,go to a large store and buy food,but usually we pull up to the last my dad will say tomorrow morning quickly get together in the end, we arrived very late, my mother always garners 5 suitcases and 2 of them suitcases cosmetics having arrived at the cottage making my father finds out that something is not picked up and leave the country and go home and my mother and i begin to lay out all of the places ,but the next day we will have a ! перевод: скоро вы поедем на дачу ! там мы будем купаться на озере и отдыхать,загорать! как обычно мы соберем много чемоданов с одеждой ,поедем в большой магазин и купим еды,но обычно мы тянем до последнего мой папа скажет завтра утром быстренько соберемся в итоге мы приедем поздно, мама как всегда наберет 5 чемоданов и из них 2 чемодана косметики приехав на дачу все сделав мой отец обнаружит что что-то не взял и оставит нас на даче и поедет домой а мы с мамой начнем раскладывать все по местам ,но на следующий день мы будем ! как хорошо нет? )
Jack: I (have not got) through yet. I (have been trying) to get our Paris office but the line (has been ) engaged all morning.
2 Ann (has failed) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she (has been practising) reversing for the last week and I think she (has got) a bit better at it.
3 Tom: I have often (wondered) why Bill left the country so suddenly.
Peter: Actually, I have just (found) out.
4 He (has been playing) the bagpipes since six o'clock this morning. He has only just (stopped).
5 Why have you (not brought) me the letters for signature? Have you (not typed) them yet?
6 Tom (looking up absent-mindedly as Mary comes in): Have you been (sunbathing)?
Mary (crossly): Don't be ridiculous! It (has been raining) all day!
7 A pair of robins (have been building) a nest in the porch since last week. I (have been watching them from my window since they began.
8 The police (have not found) the murderer yet, but the dead man's brother (has been) in the station all day. The police say that he (has been helping) them with their enquiries.
9 They (have pulled) down most of the houses in this street, but they (have not touched) the old shop at the corner yet.
10 Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we (have been searching) for six months and (have not seen) any sign of it.
11 I (have been waiting) for the prices of the houses to come down before buying a house, but I think I (have been waiting) too long and the prices are beginning to go up again.
12 Peter (has been) a junior clerk for three years. Lately he (has been looking) for a better post but so far he (has not found) anything.
soon you will go to the dacha ! there we will swim in the lake and relax,sunbathe! as usual we will gather a lot of suitcases with clothes ,go to a large store and buy food,but usually we pull up to the last my dad will say tomorrow morning quickly get together in the end, we arrived very late, my mother always garners 5 suitcases and 2 of them suitcases cosmetics having arrived at the cottage making my father finds out that something is not picked up and leave the country and go home and my mother and i begin to lay out all of the places ,but the next day we will have a ! перевод: скоро вы поедем на дачу ! там мы будем купаться на озере и отдыхать,загорать! как обычно мы соберем много чемоданов с одеждой ,поедем в большой магазин и купим еды,но обычно мы тянем до последнего мой папа скажет завтра утром быстренько соберемся в итоге мы приедем поздно, мама как всегда наберет 5 чемоданов и из них 2 чемодана косметики приехав на дачу все сделав мой отец обнаружит что что-то не взял и оставит нас на даче и поедет домой а мы с мамой начнем раскладывать все по местам ,но на следующий день мы будем ! как хорошо нет? )