Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences using on the day/ days, at the (very) moment, the first time instead of when.

TIME

Exercise 1. Choose the correct linking word. Explain your choice.

1. I’ll call you while/ the moment I get home.

2. You can visit me whenever/ till you want to.

3. We went for a walk after/ until we had eaten breakfast.

4. Once/ before he read the manual, he knew how to operate the machine.

5. I was doing the ironing while/during he was washing the car.

6. They didn’t get married until/ by the time they had saved enough money for their honeymoon.

7. I’ll write to you as soon as/ immediately I have the results.

8. We won’t move to a new house before/ since the children leave school.

9. They had fixed the roof until/ by the time John came back.

10. I got to the station just till/ just as the train was pulling in.

11. It was crazy that Dad was home simultaneously/ while his wife was working.

12. She had just crept out while/meanwhile he slept.

13. Someone else fetches the horse whilst/in the meantime the owner is at work.

14. She grinned to herself as/simultaneously she lay awake in the dormitory.

15. As/while he looked at the coin, his whole expression changed.

16. The telephone began to ring as/in the meantime he unlocked the door.

17. "Did you get my letters?" — "I received one just as/meanwhile I was setting out."

18. I'll never forget those soldiers as long as/whilst I live.

19. I will be back with them as soon as I can," he promised. "Whilst/in the meantime, try to get some rest."

20. The government will manage the company until it can be dismantled or sold. Meanwhile/ In the meantime, its 28 offices will remain open.

21. Elizabeth dried her hair and changed her clothes. As long as/ Meanwhile I fiddled with the tape recorder.

22. Saute the onion and celery in a small frying pan. Simultaneously/ Meanwhile melt the margarine in a saucepan.

23. At that moment a vivid bolt of lightning flashed across the cove. While/ Simultaneously a deafening crack split the air.

24. The program uses so little of the computer's processing power that it is possible to do other things as long as/ at the same time.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences using on the day/ days, at the (very) moment, the first time instead of when.

Example: When Tweed arrived, he was shown into Fairweather's office means: "Tweed arrived and then was shown into Fairweather's office."

1. When they took the baby from me to clean her up, she let out a couple of good screams.

2. He only drank when he was sure of being alone.

3. When he had finished, he turned out the light.

4. Pierre strolled for 5 min. when he heard the girl’s screams.

5. I'll try to explain when I see you.

6. What will you do when you go back?

7. When you have finished, you will be shown to your bedroom.

8. When you have solved this mystery will you return to England?

9. When the phone rang, he was making himself a cheese sandwich. We were driving around outside when unfortunately three old ladies emerged from the hotel and came straight across in front of us.

10. We had just gone to bed when we were startled by a forceful knocking at the door.

11. The murder happened when I left.

12. So do you ever go to the college of an evening when you're working?

13. This came when I got my last bank statement.

14. He arrived when the Civil Service was preparing radical administrative changes.

15. When my husband proposed to me, I said, "Yes, I'll marry you."

16. When I came here, I had the best night's sleep for months.

17. Matty enjoyed talking to Mr Halloran, whom he met when the greengrocer brought his van around.

18. There was a wave of dissatisfaction with President Bush's economic policy when that policy was starting to come right.

Дата добавления: 2015-10-29