Раскройте скобки, заменив инфинитив соответствующей формой глагола в past simple или past continuous. 1.he (to spend) last summer in the country. 2. when you rang me up i (to have) dinner. 3. yesterday (to be) my day off. 4. her parents (to go) abroad last month. 5. his mother (to make) supper when i came into the kitchen. 6. when you (to get up) last sunday? 7. my cousin (to leave) his native town ten years ago. 8. bob and jane (to go) to the club when we met them. 9. yesterday evening at nine o’clock mike (to hurry) home. 10. how long she (to stay) in london last year? 11. my friend (to translate) two articles from that german magazine last weekend. 12. they (to have) their english at 10 o’clock yesterday morning

1.  he spent last summer in the country. 2. when you rang me up i was having dinner. 3. yesterday it was my day off. 4. her parents went abroad last month. 5. his mother was making supper when i came into the kitchen. 6. when did you get up last sunday? 7. my cousin left his native town ten years ago. 8. bob and jane were going to the club when we met them. 9. yesterday evening at nine o’clock mike was hurrying home. 10. how long was she staying in london last year? 11. my friend translated two articles from that german magazine last weekend. 12. they were having their english at 10 o’clock yesterday morning.

big ben is a popular tourist name for the clock tower of westminster palace. the official name of the tower since 2011 is elizabeth tower . at the moment, big ben watches are being restored until 2020. initially, "big ben" was the name of the largest of the six bells, but often this name is mistakenly attributed to the clock, and to the clock tower as a whole.

at the time of casting, big ben was the largest and heaviest bell in the united kingdom. its weight was 13.7 tons. in 1881, the bell gave way to the big floor.