1. Ted _ (take) a shower right now. 2. I _ (not / do) some math problems at the moment. 3. My grandfather often _ (come) over for dinner at the weekends. 4. My school _ (begin) at nine every day. 5. What time _ (you / wake up) on weekdays? 6. I usually _ (not / work) on Sundays. 7. She _ (not / sleep) now, she _ (study). 8. How often _ (you / review) your lessons? 9. Miss Clara _ (take) a violin class every Wednesday. 10. This flower _ (smell) so good. 11. It -(Rain) now. Take your umbrella. 12. Where _ (you / go)now? I -(go) to the hospital.

1. Ted IS TAKING a shower right now.

2. I AM NOT DOING some math problems at the moment.

3. My grandfather often COMES over for dinner at the weekends.

4. My school BEGINS at nine every day.

5. What time DO YOU WAKE UP on weekdays?

6. I usually DON’T WORK on Sundays.

7. She IS NOT SLEEPING now, she IS STUDYING.

8. How often DO YOU REVIEW your lessons?

9. Miss Clara TAKES a violin class every Wednesday.

10. This flower SMELLS so good.

11. It IS RAINING now. Take your umbrella.

12. Where ARE YOU GOING now? I AM GOING to the hospital.

the mariinsky palace was built by emperor nikolay i for his daughter maria as a gift to her wedding with the duke maksimilian lejhtenbergsky. maksimilian was eugenie dе bogarne's son who was napoleon's stepson. wedding was on 5th december in 1838. the place for this palace was chosen opposite the isaakievsky cathedral, on the bank of the ekaterina channel. before there was tchernyshev's house there. the emperor wanted to build a palace which would differ from others. this palace should become the standard of comfort of that time. the builders used modern technical decisions and applied the modern building materials.

1) it is  quarter past eighth o'clock

2) it is five o'clock

3) it is three quarters past three o'clock

4) it is half past six o'clock

5) it is three quarters past nine o'clock

6) it is seven o'clock thirty three minutes

7) it is three o'clock ten minutes