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first conditional
пример: i hope he asks me to marry him because i'd accept.
if he asks me to marry him, i'll accept.
1 i'm planning to get a laptop so i can send emails
when i'm travelling.
2. i don't want to be late for my interview so i hope
the train comes on time.
3 maribel hopes to pass the driving test because
she wants to buy a car.

1. Sally was eating dinner last night when someone knocked on the door.

2. At  6:00 p.m., Bob sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6:05 Bob was eating dinner.  While Bob was eating dinner, Ann came through the door. Bob went to  bed at 10:30. At 11:00 Bob was sleeping. While Bob was sleeping, the phone rang.

3. My roommate's parents called him last night while we were watching TV. 4. I called  Paul at 7:00 but it wasn't necessary because he already got up.

5. I began  to study at seven last night. Fred came at seven-thirty. I was study when Fred  came.

6. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little  after that. When he came home, I was talking to my mother on the phone.

7. While  I was studying last night, Fred dropped by to visit me. 8. As I was crossing the road I stepped  on a banana skin and fell heavily.

The USA is situated in the central part of North America and it is washed by the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico (Present Simple)

There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic (symbolized by a “donkey”) and the Republican (its symbol is an “elephant”) (Present Simple)

The flag of the USA is called “Stars and Stripes” (Present Simple)

Such industries as machine-building, ship-building are highly developed in the country (Present Simple)

Везде Present Simple, т.к. ведётся повествование.