I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. It (be) a cold winter night. It (snow) hard and I (want) to get back home quickly. 2. I never (work) so hard in my life as now when I (write) my diploma-paper. 3. I (learn) riding a bike when I (be) five years old. I (ride) for 20 years already. 4. Where he (go) when you (meet) him in the morning? -To the library. 5. I never (wear) a tie to work and I (refuse) to start now. 6. No sooner I (reach) the door than I (realize) it (lock). 7. As I (cross) the road I (see) Alice coming out of the bookshop. She (say) she (buy) some English books in the original.

Вот как я заполнил бы формы (и почему):

1. It was a cold winter night. It was snowing hard and I wanted to get back home quickly.
   (Обычное описание прошлого: фон — Past Continuous, факты — Past Simple.)

2. I have never worked so hard in my life as now when I am writing my diploma paper.
   (“Никогда в жизни” до настоящего — Present Perfect; процесс сейчас — Present Continuous.)

3. I learned to ride a bike when I was five years old. I have been riding for 20 years already.
   (Конкретное прошлое — Past Simple; длительность до настоящего — Present Perfect Continuous.)

4. Where was he going when you met him in the morning? — To the library.
   (Действие в процессе в момент прошлого — Past Continuous; “встретил” — Past Simple.)

5. I have never worn a tie to work and I refuse to start now.
   (Опыт до настоящего — Present Perfect; решимость сейчас — Present Simple.)

6. No sooner had I reached the door than I realized it was locked.
   (Оборот с инверсией “No sooner… than”: сначала Past Perfect, затем Past Simple; состояние двери — Past Simple пассивного значения “was locked”.)

7. As I was crossing the road I saw Alice coming out of the bookshop. She said she had bought some English books in the original.
   (Фон — Past Continuous; краткое событие — Past Simple; действие, предшествующее моменту речи в прошлом — Past Perfect.)