УМОЛЯЮ 1 Read the text about the Jones family. Then look at the table and complete the text with the present simple.
Alice and Bob Jones live with their family in Cardiff. They've got a
big house and there is a lot of housework. Everyone helps with the
housework, but they all have different jobs. Alice cooks dinner, but she
the ironing and she ?
the dishes.
Bob cleans the house. He can't cook, so he ?
dinner.
He
the ironing because he works all day.
Alice and Bob have got four children. Their twin sons, Daniel
and Dennis, set the table every day, but they
dinner because they are only five years old. Grandmother Anne
the ironing because she has got a lot of time.
But she?
the table or wash the dishes. Josh has
got a car, so he goes to the supermarket. He hates cleaning, so he
the house. Beth washes the dishes, but she
to the supermarket because she hasn't got a car.
the ironing because she doesn't like it.
6
8
9
She 10

2. I had been waiting for him for 20 minutes when I realised that I was in the wrong restaurant.
3. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah had been working there for five years.
4. The orchestra had been playing for ten minutes when a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. 
5. I had been walking along the road for five minutes when I saw a monster. 

16.3

1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours were having a party.
2. We were good friends. We had known each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he was walking so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had been running.
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating.
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They had eaten.
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He was looking for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she had been waiting for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had been travelling for more than 24 hours.

1. Nobody thought that the book would be so popular with the reader.
2. Which of you went to school at the age of six?
3. They are making noise.
4. The newspapers and magazines we got yesterday were on the table.
5. While doing exercise five I made a few mistakes. 
6. Have you heard the latest news?
7. She has been interested in  History since her childhood.
8. The child was grateful to me because I didn’t say who had broken the cup.
9. Christmas is my favourite holiday.
10. Water is precious in this area and must be paid for.