Time (For, since, during, while, ago, already, before, still, yet, from…to/until/till)

1. Underline the correct variant

1. We met a lot of interesting people while/during our holidays. 2. Since/while you were out, there was a phone call for you. 3. We’ve worked in this market for/during six years. 4. I’ll phone you some time for/during this afternoon. 5. He waited from/since ten before/till two. 6. I came to London exactly six months before/ago. 7. I haven’t finished my report still/yet. 8. She has already/yet answered the phone call. 9. The customer has been waiting for an hour, but she yet/still isn’t here. 10. My friend went to the airport last Monday to meet Sue. He hadn’t been to this airport yet/before.

2. Complete the following sentences with a suitable preposition

1. It must be a month … we last saw each other. 2. We haven’t worked together … about a month. 3. … her work here she made a lot of good friends. 4. … she was typing her report, she made some mistakes. 5. … that year he rose from deputy manager to managing director. 6. I went to the USA about a year …. 7. My partner has never been abroad … . 8. I haven’t had lunch …. 9. Is the manager … here? 10. aren’t you ready …?

 3. Fill in the gaps, using the words given

ago, since, already, before, still, until, while, for, yet, during, in, from

FLYING HOME

A couple of months ago Charles was in Athens on his way back to the States from a business trip. It had been ages (1)… he had felt so angry. He had been at the airport (2)… seven o'clock in the morning (3)… now, waiting for a flight to New York. An announcement had (4)… been made to say that the plane was delayed due to 'technical problems'. Half an hour (5)… that, another announcement had said there was to be a delay caused by air traffic congestion. Now the plane had been sitting on the runway (6)… at least an hour but it was (7)… not ready to board. (8)… this delay, Charles tried to complete his report, which he hadn't finished (9)…, though his boss was expecting it on his return. There was a lot of noise going on around him (10)… he was trying to put the finishing touches to his final paragraph so (11)… the end he gave up. It had been years (12)… Charles had traveled by plane. He avoided flying if he could, ever (13)… a particularly unpleasant flight years (14)… when he was (15)… convinced flying was the worst way to get around.

4. Translate from Russian into English

1. цены на эту продукцию упали десять дней назад. 2. Наша встреча продолжалась в течение двух часов. 3. Во время перерыва мы ходим в кафе. 4. Я работаю в этой компании с середины прошлого года. 5. Последний пункт контракта партнеры обсуждали с десяти утра до семи вечера. 6. Пока отец смотрел телевизор, кто-то позвонил в дверь. 7. –Могу я видеть бухгалтера? – Нет, он еще не пришел. 8. Я несколько раз был в Австралии, но мне все еще нравится ездить туда. 9. Мой друг взял пять уроков вождения машины, но он все еще водит ее плохо. 10. Спасибо, я не буду тестировать это оборудование. Я работал на нем раньше.