Fill in: was/were able to, could(n’t), had been able to, should be able to or can. Sometimes several variants are possible. 1) You run much faster when you were younger.
2) On entering the house I smell something burning in the kitchen.
3) If you work quickly, you finish on time.
4) Ann read by now; she’s already six.
5) When we lived on the coast, we swim in the sea every day.
6) If Gordon find his way out of the jungle, he would have survived.
7) Last week he arrange a meeting with the Prime Minister.
8) I’m not usually very good at tennis, but yesterday I beat my brother.
9) Tom finish this today, shouldn’t he?
10) He fix the tap so he called a plumber.

1. It's not always easy for the old and the young to find a common language.
2. Don't envy the rich: money doesn't always bring happiness.
3. Governments have to develop social programs to help poor people.
4. I quite like old houses: they have an atmosphere of their own.
5. You don't look beautiful today!
6. Looking after the sick is a real art.
7. The beautiful are often admired.
8. Deaf people often use their hands to communicate in sign language.
9. Some of her relatives were among the dead and injured.
10. Have you ever been unemployed?
11. All parents want to see their children among the happy.

ответ к упражнению 1.

1)I like reading at bed.

2)He is not at home.

3)The plane is flying in the blue sky.

4)Turn right at the traffic light.

5)Nick is at the street,just in the corner.

6)Is he at the office?

7)I am waiting for you at the bus stop.

8)Do you know the man at this photo?

9)They arrived at Paris late.

10)What time did they arrive at work yesterday?

ответ к упражнению 2.

1)There is a nice picture at the wall.

2)She never keeps money in her bag.

3)Don't sit at the ground.

4)Can you see something strange in the water.

5)I think her flat is at the third floor of that building.

6)Who is the boy at that photo.

7)The car was parked at the corner of the street.

8)The children are playing at the garden.

9)My friend spend his holiday in a small village in the mountains.

10)The night is very dark.There are no stars in the sky.