Write questions using the past
continuous. then listen to part of a film and
answer the questions.
1 was / dave (joke)?
2 where / jane (go)?
3 what/ she (carry)?
4 how much money / she (carry) in it?
5 how many people / (work) in the gang?
6 where / pete (stand)? ​

1. Могу я задать вам вопрос?  

Can I ask you a question?

2. Я не смогу прийти вовремя.  

I won't be able to come in time.

[в будущем и настоящем временах вместо "manage" употребляется глагол "to be able to"]

3. Тед не смог прочесть слово.  

Ted didn't manage to read that word.

4. Я не мог этому поверить.  

I can't believe it.

5. Ребенок должен уметь кушать сам.  

The child must be able to eat himself.

6. Она не может хорошо работать в последнее время.  

She hasn't been able to work well lately.

7. Я смогу купить что-нибудь на ужин.  

I will be able to buy something for dinner.

8. Она не умет ездить верхом.  

She can't ride a horse.

9. Кто сможет ответить на вопрос?  

Who will be able to answer this question?

10. Я никогда не могла с ним спорить.

I couldn't argue with him.

11. Как давно вы умеете плавать?  

How long have you been able to swim?

12. Как вам удалось починить радио?

How did you manage to fix the radio?

1 Lawrence Ferlinghetti opened the oldest paperback book store in the United States in 1953.
The oldest paperback book store in the United States was opened in 1953 (by  Lawrence Ferlinghetti).
2 The police are interviewing him in connection with the armed robbery.
He is interviewed in connection with the armed robbery (by the police).
3 More than a billion people all over the world speak English.
English is spoken all over the world (by more than a billion people).
4 They will officially announce their engagement tomorrow.
Their engagement will be officially announced tomorrow.
5 Tom is not going to invite me to his party.
I'm not going to be invited to the party (by Tom).
6 Our physical education teacher can make a good basketball player of every pupil.
Every pupil can be made a good basketball player (by our physical education teacher).