1. — Jane, dear, have you called Emily? — Yes, I called her about an hour ago, but I didn't speak to her because she was having a bath. I think I'll try again in a few minutes. She will have had her bath by this time.

2. By seven o'clock yesterday evening the train hadn't arrived yet. The people on the platform felt cold as a strong wind was blowing. Suddenly there came a voice from the loudspeaker, which said that the train would arrive a quater of an hour latter. Mark, who has been standing on the platform for half an hour, had already decided that he would go to the snack bar and drink a cup of coffee.

3. — Can I have my book back, Chris? — Sorry, I haven't read it yet. But I think I will have read it by Saturday. Then I will bring it to you myself. — Do you like it? — Oh, yes. Very much. Yesterday I've been reading it for five hours non-stop. When mother came into my bedroom at 12 o'clock and said "good night" to me, I was still reading it.

4) Last Sunday Alice's neighbour asked her to keep her cat Fluff for three days when she would be away on business. She said the cat would be no trouble. But when Alice woke up the next morning, she noticed that the cat had eaten all the goldfish. When Alice left for school, the cat was sleeping peacefully in the sun. When the girl came home, the cat dissapeared. It took poor Alice two hours to find Fluff in someone's garden where the cat was running after birds.