Task 1.Read the text again and choose from the sentences A-F the one which best fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence. Listen and check.  A In fact, the Babylonians observed specific rituals every seventh day as a way of honouring these celestial bodies.

B The Babylonians, for instance, named Tuesday to Saturday after the five planets, while Sunday and Monday were named after the Sun and Moon, respectively.

C Other ancient civilisations might have also used this calendar.

D They were ahead of their time with respect to astronomy and had been recording the movements of celestial bodies for centuries. 

E It is these names, rather than their Greek or Latin counterparts, that the modern English days of the week are based on. 

F They added leap days as needed in order to ensure that the calendar consistently followed the phases of the moon.​

Объяснение:

Present Continuous: как образуется и когда используется

Present Continuous Tense (или Present Progressive Tense) переводится с английского языка как «настоящее длительное время». В английской речи оно употребляется наравне с Present Simple, с той же частотой, и занимает важное место в грамматике.

Когда используется Present Continuous — когда требуется подчеркнуть длительность действия в настоящем. Пределы «длительности» могут быть разными: действие может продолжаться неопределенный срок или занимать определенный промежуток времени ¬— все это случаи употребления Present Continuous.

1. I wish you had told her about it last Sunday!

2. I wish we had holidays now.

3. Oh, I wish he came tonight!

4. We wished we had asked his advice.

5. I wish you hadn't refused to take part in the picnic.

6. I wish you were interested in this subject.

7. We wish you mentioned these facts.

8. I wish we hadn't missed the train.

9. I wish you had turned on TV earlier.

10. I wish I were free now!

11. I wish I had had more time yesterday.

12. I wish you wrote her about it yourself.

13. I wish you had paid attention to his warning.

14. He wished he hadn't left the university.

15. I wish it weren't too late to go there.

16. Oh, how I wish I had come/got to the railway station on time!

17. I wish you had read this wonderful book.

18. I wish she didn't make so many mistakes in her speech.

19. I wish you had attended the exhibition.

20. I wish I had learnt about it earlier.

21. I wish we had found Nick at home.

22. She wished she had told us this story before.