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4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1) We ... (to have) the conference since ten o'clock. 2) The
boys ... (to fish) for three hours now. 3) ... Jane ... (to skate)
since four o'clock? No, she 4) ... they (build) the
house for a year now? Yes, they . 5) How long ... you
(to watch) the race? - I ... (to watch) the race for twenty
minutes now. 6) What ... they (to do) since morning?
They (to decorate) the hall for the party. 7) With whom ..
Fred ... (to play) tennis? He (to play) tennis with Dick.
8) Whose call ...
Cathy (to wait) for? She (to wait)
for a call from her boss. 9) The doctors (to operate) on
the patient for five hours now. 10) How long the police
(to investigate) this murder? They. (to investigate) this
murder for three weeks.
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Паст прогрессив- действие, которое было в но происходило какое то продолжительное время , например: я читал книгу . i was reading a book
чаще всего добавляется ука3ание времени, в которое происходило действие, например : я читал книгу два часа. i was reading a book for two hours.

паст симп- действие, которое происходило в но происходило моментально, например: я 3акрыл дверь. i closed the door

т,е. книгу я читал два часа, а дверь просто в3ял и 3акрыл, это было моментальное и непродолжительное действие

In the early days of Christianity Christmas was not celebrated as a great event. the first mention of Christmas as the festival refers to the year 200 ad, when theologians in Alexandria decided that Christmas should be celebrated on 20 may. In the 4th century ad the Roman Church tried to unify the celebration in different groups and denominations. having decided to celebrate Christmas on December 25. This date was chosen not by chance — among the pagan cults, which at that time were common, December 25 was celebrated as the birthday of the Sun. St. Cyprian said later, "How wonderfully ordered God that the birth of Christ occurred on the birthday of the Sun". In the early days of Christianity Christmas was not celebrated as a great event. the first mention of Christmas as the festival refers to the year 200 ad, when theologians in Alexandria decided that Christmas should be celebrated on 20 may. In the 4th century ad the Roman Church tried to unify the celebration in different groups and denominations. having decided to celebrate Christmas on December 25. This date was chosen not by chance — among the pagan cults, which at that time were common, December 25 was celebrated as the birthday of the Sun. St. Cyprian said later, "How wonderfully ordered God that the birth of Christ occurred on the birthday of the Sun". The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas is very ancient. Christmas drinks, cards, beautiful boxes with bows — it all came to us from the ancient Romans who exchanged gifts on New Year's day. Holy Eligius in the 7th century warned about the priority of spiritual over physical gifts, but as you can see, some traditions in the truest sense of the word cannot be destroyed.A character named Santa Claus is based on Bishop early Christian Saint Nicholas, who was born in 270 ad in the Turkish village of Patara. It is known that quietly gave money to the poor and gifts. The modern image of Santa Claus is largely based on the 1823 poem "A visit from St Nicholas" (the Visit of Saint Nicholas), also called "the Night before Christmas". To read it in the original can be found here. Our Santa Claus is headed by the cold and frost, and the prototype of it, apparently, was one of the pagan gods, the Great old man of the North, which was notorious for its cold evil disposition.