1. There (to be) two men in the room. One of them (to write) something while the other (to read) a newspaper....

1. There were two men in the room. One of them was writing something while the other was reading a newspaper.
2. He did not tell me that he had received a telegram from her.
3. I asked him if he knew where she lived. I said I did not know her address.
4. He asked me if I could give him your address.
5. She said that he had given her the wrong address.
6. I asked him where he had put my letter.
7. He told us that they had spent all the money.
8. I was sitting in an armchair and thinking of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly opened and an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a very long time entered the room.
9. She came to see us just at the time when we were having dinner. It was the first time I had seen her.
10. I saw him just as he was leaving the hotel.
11. I did not see him before we met at the concert.
12. He had left the house before I had time to ask him anything.
13. After spending several days in Paris he felt lonely and wanted to return home.
14. I thought he had already gone home.
15. I found the old man in the garden. He was talking to some children who were standing around listening to him.
16. He was speaking a language we had never heard before.
17. He told me he had learned it from the newspaper.
18. He entered the room, took something from the desk, and went out.

1. There are two men in the room. One of them is writing something while the other is reading a newspaper.
2. He didn't tell me that he received a telegram from her.
3. I asked him if he knew where she lived. I said I didn't know her address.
4. He asked me if I could give him your address.
5. She said that he gave her the wrong address.
6. I asked him where he put my letter.
7. He told us that they spent all the money.
8. I was sitting in an armchair and thinking of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly opened and an old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen for a very long time entered the room.
9. She came to see us just at the time when we were having dinner. It was the first time I saw her.
10. I saw him just as he was leaving the hotel.
11. I didn't see him before we met at the concert.
12. He left the house before I had time to ask him anything.
13. After spending several days in Paris, he felt lonely and wanted to return home.
14. I thought he had already gone home.
15. I found the old man in the garden. He was talking to some children who were standing around listening to him.
16. He was speaking a language we had never heard before.
17. He told me he learned it from the newspaper.
18. He entered the room, took something from the desk, and went out.

Конечно, давайте разберем предложения и заполним пропуски правильными формами глаголов.

1. There were two men in the room. One of them was writing something while the other was reading a newspaper.

   • "were" используется, так как речь идет о множественном числе в прошедшем времени.
   • "was writing" и "was reading" - Past Continuous, описывает действия, которые происходили в определенный момент в прошлом.

2. He did not tell me that he had received a telegram from her.

   • "did not tell" - простое отрицание в Past Simple.
   • "had received" - Past Perfect, показывает, что действие завершилось до другого действия в прошлом.

3. I asked him if he knew where she lived. I said I did not know her address.

   • "asked" - Past Simple, так как речь идет о действии в прошлом.
   • "knew" - Past Simple для согласования времен.
   • "lived" - Past Simple для согласования времен.
   • "said" - Past Simple.
   • "did not know" - Past Simple отрицательная форма.

4. He asked me if I could give him your address.

   • "asked" - Past Simple.
   • "could" - прошедшая форма модального глагола can.

5. She said that he had given her the wrong address.

   • "said" - Past Simple.
   • "had given" - Past Perfect, показывает действие, завершившееся до другого действия в прошлом.

6. I asked him where he had put my letter.

   • "asked" - Past Simple.
   • "had put" - Past Perfect, показывает, что действие завершилось до момента вопроса.

7. He told us that they had spent all the money.

   • "told" - Past Simple.
   • "had spent" - Past Perfect.

8. I was sitting in an armchair and thinking of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly opened and an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a very long time entered the room.

   • "was sitting" и "was thinking" - Past Continuous.
   • "opened" и "entered" - Past Simple.
   • "had not seen" - Past Perfect.

9. She came to see us just at the time when we were having dinner. It was the first time I had seen her.

   • "came" - Past Simple.
   • "were having" - Past Continuous.
   • "was" - Past Simple.
   • "had seen" - Past Perfect.

10. I saw him just as he was leaving the hotel.

    • "saw" - Past Simple.
    • "was leaving" - Past Continuous.

11. I had not seen him before we met at the concert.

    • "had not seen" - Past Perfect.
    • "met" - Past Simple.

12. He had left the house before I had time to ask him anything.

    • "had left" - Past Perfect.
    • "had time" - Past Simple.

13. After spending several days in Paris he felt lonely and wanted to return home.

    • "felt" и "wanted" - Past Simple.

14. I thought he had already gone home.

    • "thought" - Past Simple.
    • "had gone" - Past Perfect.

15. I found the old man in the garden. He was talking to some children who were standing around listening to him.

    • "found" - Past Simple.
    • "was talking" - Past Continuous.
    • "were standing" и "listening" - Past Continuous.

16. He was speaking a language we had never heard before.

    • "was speaking" - Past Continuous.
    • "had never heard" - Past Perfect.

17. He told me he had learned it from the newspaper.

    • "told" - Past Simple.
    • "had learned" - Past Perfect.

18. He entered the room, took something from the desk and went out.

    • "entered", "took", "went" - все глаголы в форме Past Simple.

Надеюсь, это поможет понять использование различных времен в английском языке.