Выберите правильную форму глагола. we can sign the contract tomorrow. we (have discussed/ had discussed) all the terms. i phone the office at 5.30, but the secretary (left/ has left) already. we decided to place an order for copiers with wilson& co. we (had never bought/ have never bought) any equipment from them before. the production manager said they (modified/ had modified) their machines the previous year. why (didn’t you go/ hadn’t you gone) to the meeting yesterday? – you see, i (wasn’t finishing/ hadn’t finished) the talks by that time. mr. major decided to visit their partners’ manufacturing plant. he (never was/ had never been) there. before mr. johansson went on business to paris, he (was discussing/ had discussed) some business matters with the managing director. the manager (answered/ had answered) all the urgent messages by 5.30 yesterday. we couldn’t give him the job because he (hadn’t worked/ wasn’t working) in marketing before. by the time i entered the hall, the presentation (started/ had started).

his flat is in a new house. there are three rooms in the flat.  the living-room is the largest of all. it is a nice light room. there are pictures on the walls. there is a round table in  the middle of  the room. there is  a sofa at  the wall with large thick carpet in front of it. a study and a bedroom are small, but very comfortable.

the first us president known to all americans as "the father of the nation" was george washington.he was born in virginia into a planter's family.when he was 11 his father died.the family had a lot of land but not enough money to send george to school in england as rich families used to do at that time.george learned to ride a horse,to hunt,shoot,sail and swim.george washington began his career in the service of his county as a major in virginia militia and later became commander in chief of colonial army during revolutionary war.he was among those who wrote the us constitution in philadelphia.people respected him for his wisdom and honesty.after the war george wanted to retire and live at mount vernon where he had a beautiful house and a big platation.on april 30, 1789,before a large crowd washington promised to preserve,protect and defend the constitution of usa.this is how gw became the first president of the contry and served 2 terms.he refused a 3rd term and in 1797 he retired to mount vernon where he died 2 years later