Упражнение 3. Поставьте глагол в нужную форму (Past Continuous, Past Simple, Past Perfect). 1. I … (not recognize) him because he … (change) so much. 2. While I … (wait) for my supervisor, I quickly … (call) to my colleague to ask him to come too. 3. On my way to work this morning, the sky … (be) grey and it … (rain) lightly. 4. I first … (meet) Max while I … (study) at the university. 5. When I … (get) to the check out, I realized that I … (leave) my security pass in the lecture hall. 6. When they … (arrive) back from their business trip, they were surprised to find out that we … (finish) the project. 7. I … (jump) up, (run) across the laboratory and quickly … (smash) the glass to set off the fire alarm. 8. I … (notice) a couple of small mistakes while I … (read) your project proposal.

1) In fact the monarch reigns but doesn’t rule.

2) A bill becomes an act of Parliament even without the royal assent.

3) The monarch makes appointments to all important offices of state, excluding judges and

leading positions in the Established church.

4) The monarch doesn’t have the power to cede territory or declare war.

5) The legislative power in the UK belongs to the House of Commons.

6) The executive power in the UK is exercised by the prime minister and the Cabinet.

7) There is only one leading party in Great Britain.

8) The judicial power in the UK is independent of other branches of the government.

9) The judges of the Supreme Court of the UK are appointed by the Queen.

10) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy,

because there is a written constitution in this country.