Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в правильной форме. 1
For thirty years now I (to study) people. I (not, to know) very
much about them. Some people (to say) that their first impressions of a person
(to be) always right. For my part I find the longer I (to know) people
the more they (to puzzle) me: my oldest friends (to be) those of
whom I can say that I (not, to know) the first thing about them.
That is what I (to think) when I (to read) in this morning’s paper that
Edward Hyde Burton (to die) at Kobe. He (to be) a merchant and he
(to be) in business in Japan for many years. I (to know) him very little, but
he (to interest) me because once he (to give) me a great surprise.
After W. S. Maugham
“A Friend in Need”
2
She (to wait) for him at the station house. He (to put) his hands on
her and (to kneel) in front of her and (to begin) to laugh. His eyes
(to burn). “Where (you, to be), Deborah? Who
(to give) you the bread?”
“The lady (to give) the bread,” she said. “I had to find Martha.”
“What lady (to give) you the bread, Deborah? Where (you, to be)?
Who (to be) Martha?”
After John Cheever
“The Sutton Place Story”

1. For thirty years now I have been studying people. I do not know very much about them. Some people say that their first impressions of a person are always right. For my part, I find the longer I know people, the more they puzzle me: my oldest friends are those of whom I cannot say that I know the first thing about them. That is what I think when I read in this morning’s paper that Edward Hyde Burton has died at Kobe. He was a merchant and he had been in business in Japan for many years. I knew him very little, but he interested me because once he had given me a great surprise.

To solve this exercise, we need to apply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses based on the context of the passage. Here is the step-by-step solution:

- In the first sentence, we use the present perfect continuous tense (have been studying) to indicate an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. We use the base form of the verb "study" because "to study" follows the auxiliary verb "to have."
- In the second sentence, we use the simple present tense (do not know) to describe a general fact or a habitual action in the present. We use the base form of the verb "know" because it is in the negative form.
- In the third sentence, we use the simple present tense (say) to describe a general fact or a habitual action in the present. We use the base form of the verb "say" because it is in the affirmative form.
- In the fourth sentence, we use the present simple tense (know, puzzle) to describe facts or habitual actions in the present. We use the base form of the verbs "know" and "puzzle" because they follow the auxiliary verb "to do" and "to can."
- In the fifth sentence, we use the present perfect tense (have been) to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. We use the base form of the verb "be" because it follows the auxiliary verb "to have."
- In the sixth sentence, we use the present simple tense (are, do not know) to describe facts or habitual actions in the present. We use the base form of the verbs "be" and "know" because they follow the auxiliary verb "to can."
- In the seventh sentence, we use the simple past tense (thought, read) to describe completed actions in the past. We use the base form of the verbs "think" and "read" because they are in the affirmative form.
- In the eighth sentence, we use the simple past tense (died) to describe a completed action in the past. We use the base form of the verb "die" because it is in the affirmative form.
- In the ninth sentence, we use the past perfect tense (had been) to describe an action that occurred before another past action. We use the base form of the verb "be" because it follows the auxiliary verb "to have."
- In the tenth sentence, we use the past simple tense (gave) to describe a completed action in the past. We use the base form of the verb "give."
- In the last sentence, we use the past perfect tense (had given) to describe an action that occurred before another past action. We use the base form of the verb "give" because it follows the auxiliary verb "to have."