It was eight o'clock in the morning and time for me to go to work. i (to look) out of the window. it (to rain) hard. «you (to get) wet through if you (to go) out now,» said my mother. «no, » i answered, «i (to take) an umbrella.» we (to have) five umbrellas in the house, but when i (to want) to take one, i (to find) that there (to be) not one that i could use: they all (to be) torn or broken. so i (to take) them all and (to carry) them to the umbrella-maker, saying that i would call for the umbrellas on my way home in the evening. when i (to go) to have lunch in the afternoon, it still (to rain) very hard. i (to go) to the nearest cafe, and (to sit) down at a table. a few minutes later a young woman (to come) in and (to sit) down at the same table with me. when i (to finish) my lunch and (to be) ready to leave, i absent-mindedly (to take) her umbrella and (to start) for the exit. she (to stop) me saying that i (to take) her umbrella. i (to return) the umbrella with many apologies. in the evening i (to go) to the umbrella-maker, (to take) my five umbrellas and (to get) on the tram to go home. it so happened that the woman i (to meet) at the cafe (to ride) in the same tram. when she (to see) me with my five umbrellas, she (to say): «you (to have) a successful day today, (to have not) you? »

It was eight o'clock in the morning and time for me to go to work. I (looked) out of the window. It (was raining) hard. «You (will get) wet through if you (go) out now,» said my mother. «No, I...,» I answered, «I (will take) an umbrella.» We (had) five umbrellas in the house, but when I (wanted) to take one, I (found) that there (was) not one that I could use: they all (were) torn or broken. So I (took) them all and (carried) them to the umbrella-maker, saying that I would call for the umbrellas on my way home in the evening. When I (went) to have lunch in the afternoon, it still (was raining) very hard. I (went) to the nearest cafe, and (sat) down at a table. A few minutes later a young woman (came) in and (sat) down at the same table with me. When I (finished) my lunch and (was) ready to leave, I absent-mindedly (took) her umbrella and (started) for the exit. She (stopped) me saying that I (had taken) her umbrella. I (returned) the umbrella with many apologies. In the evening I (went) to the umbrella-maker, (took) my five umbrellas and (got) on the tram to go home. It so happened that the woman I (had met) at the cafe (was riding) in the same tram. When she (saw) me with my five umbrellas, she (said): «You (have had) a successful day today, (haven't) you?»