1. Reports are coming in that a train (crash) near Birmingham. According to eyewitnesses, it (hit) a concrete block which somebody (put) on the line. 2. Halfway to the office Paul (turn) round and (go) back home, because he (forget) to turn the gas off. 3. I (prepare) to music quiz all day today. I (listen) to 10 works. 4. I (play) the piano thinking about getting up when the doorbell (ring). 5. It wasn't surprising that she (start) getting problems. She (not go) to the classes for two months. 6. I (play) a lot of bridge recently. 7. When I (get) home everybody (watch) MTV. 8. We (not see) our first teacher for ages. 9. How long (you learn) English? 10. London (change) a lot since we first (come) to live here. 11. 'How many times (you see) this film?' 'This is the first time I (see) it.' 12. 'Who's that?' 'I (never see) him before in my life.' 13. I hear Joe (get) married last summer. 14. I (often wonder) where she (get)her money. 15. (You hear) Whitney Huston latest album? 16. They (just discover) a new fuel - it's half the price of petrol, and much cleaner. 17. (You hear) the concert last night? 18. My sister (be) married three times. 19. While she (play) the violin the children (start) fighting and (break) а window. 20. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) in his life. 21. You know, she (stand) looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes. 22. I (spend) a lot of time travelling since I (get) this new job. 23. When I (be) at school we all (study) Latin. 24. I (never learn) to play baggie (волынка). 25. We (live) inScotland until I (be) eighteen.