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3. Put the verb in brackets in an appropriate tense form:

1. Ann and Andy got married on June 1st. Today is June 14th. Ann and Andy ... (be) married for two weeks. By June 7th, they ... (be) married for one week.

2. The traffic is terrible. We're going to be late. By the time we ... (get) to the airport, Bob's plane ... (already arrive), and he ... (wonder) where we are.

3. Go ahead and leave on your vacation. Don't worry about this work. By the time you ... (get) back, we ... (take) care of everything.

4. I don't understand how those marathon runners do it! The race began over an hour ago. By the time they reach the finish line, they ... (run) steadily for more than two hours. I don't think I can run more than two minutes.

5. What? He got married again? At this rate, he ... (have) a dozen wives by the time he ... (die).

6. Last year Nick entered the University. He ... (do) a lot research by the time he ... (write) his diploma design.

7. When I ... (get) up tomorrow morning, the sun ... (shine), the birds ... (sing) and my roommate ... (lie, still) in bed.

8. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I ... (arrive) at the airport, my whole family ... (wait) for me.