Exercise 4. Translate into English paying attention to the use of the Past Perfect Tense.

1. К концу июня они уже сдали все экзамены. 2. Когда мы вошли в зрительный зал, фильм уже начался. 3. К пяти часам они уже вернулись домой. 4. Я позвонил ему после того, как договорился о встрече с мистером Блейком. 5. Они опоздали на поезд, потому что попали в “ пробку”. 6. Вы изучали английский язык до того, как поступили в институт? 7. Когда поезд тронулся, я понял, что сел не на тот поезд. 8. Когда она пришла на собрание, мы уже обсудили первый вопрос. 9. Она получила плохую оценку на экзамене, потому что сделала очень много ошибок.

Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: Past Simple, Present Perfect or Past Perfect.

1. Thank you, I’m not hungry. I just (have) dinner. 2. You (have) dinner before you (go) to the library? 3. Roy (come) home after he (travel) about Europe for four years. 4. I (finish) my test paper. May I go out? 5. I (finish) my test paper before the bell (ring). 6. I recognize the story. I already (hear) it. 7. I was sure I (hear) that story some months before. 8. By the time Anita got to the church, the wedding already (begin). 9. I (not to pay) for my ticket yet. How much do I own you? 10. The hotel manager discovered that a guest (leave) without paying his bill. 11. I always (want) to visit Japan, and now I have the chance, I (decide) to take it. 12. He already (speak) to our secretary about it. 13. She said that she (speak) to the Dean about our problem.

Exercise 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. She (tell) me his name after he (leave). 2. He (do) nothing before he saw them. 3. He thanked me for what I (do). 4. After I had heard the news, I (hurry) to see my friends. 5. She told me her name after I (ask) her twice. 6. He had already learnt English before he (leave) for America. 7. The river became deeper after it (rain) heavily. 8. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed. 9. I felt very tired when I got home, so I (go) straight to bed. 10. Mary looked happy. She said she (find) her ring. 11. Julia (not to finish) work when Jim got to the office. 12. I (finish) my homework at 6 and went out for a walk. 13. Jane (wash) the dishes, (dry) them and (put) them into the cuopboard. 14. Tom called me this afternoon and invited me to go out for a walk, but I couldn’t as I (not to finish) my report yet.

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. The little boy (refuse) to admit he (break) the window. 2. As it (be) Sunday, we (go) to the seaside and (spend) the whole day there. 3. She (not to know) what they (tell) her father but she (see) that he (be) very upset. 4. Mario (feel) very nervous when he first (drive) in Britain because he (not to drive) on the left before. 5. When I (find) my wallet I (discover) that somebody (take) the credit cards out of it. 6. Mary (go) to the door and (lock) it, and (return) with the key. 7. The students (enter) the class-room five minutes after the bell (ring). 8. He (make) tea and (eat) the biscuits which Mrs. Andrew (bring) him. 9. It (be) all so sudden that for a moment no one (know) what (happen). 10. He (tell) me that they (be) at the same public school and (be) friends ever since. 11. The little boy (tell) a lie five minutes after he (promise) to tell the truth. 12. Near the door he (see) the man he (notice) at the station.

Exercise 8. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When I (meet) Mrs. Fogg, I (understand) why Fogg (marry) her. 2. First she (open) the parcel, and then she (read) the letter. 3. After she (open) the parcel, she (read) the letter. 4. He quickly (forget) all he (learn) at school. 5. I (be) sure he (do) everything he (can) to help me. 6. He (be) deeply ashamed of what he (do). 7. I (not to fall asleep) yet when I (hear) the sound of the bell. 8. I (speak) to the woman because I (think) I (meet) her somewhere before. 9. As soon as they (go), I (go) straight to bed. 10. John (realize) to his astonishment that he (set) a new world record. 1. The clerk (work) hard after the director (criticize) him. 12. After we (see) this new film, we (have) an interesting discussion about it.

Exercise 9. Put the verbs into the correct form: Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. We (drive) along the road when we (see) a car which (break) down, so we (stop) to see if we could help. 2. Yesterday afternoon Sharon (go) to the station to meet Paul. When she (get) there, Paul already (wait) for her. His train (arrive) early. 3. When I (get) home, Bill (lie) on the sofa. The television (be) on but he (not to watch) it. He (fall) asleep and (snore) loudly. I (turn) the television off and just then he (wake up). 4. Last night I just (go) to bed and (read) a book when suddenly I (hear) a noise. I (get up) to see what it (be) but I (not to see) anything, so I (go) back to bed. 5. I (make) a cake when the light (go out). I (have) to finish it in the dark. 6. He (have) a bath when the phone (ring). Very unwillingly he (get) out of the bath and (go) to answer it. 7. When Peter (go) along the street he (see) a friend of his whom he (not to meet) for a long time. 8. Jack (do) his work by 8 o’clock. He (get) out into the street. The weather (be) fine. It (stop) snowing and the moon (shine) high in the sky. 9. Then she (get) up and (go) to the kitchen and (open) the fridge. 10. My mother (make) sandwiches in the kitchen and (not to hear) the bell. 11. After he (leave) school he could not find a job and (decide) to go to New York.

Exercise 10. Translate into English using the correct form of the verb: Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. Когда я пришел к Виктору, его не было дома. Он ушел на вокзал встречать своего приятеля. 2. Собрание еще не началось, когда мы пришли. 3. Он уехал в тот день, когда я приехал. 4. Когда мы вышли на улицу, ярко светило солнце. 5. С кем вы разговаривали по телефону, когда я вошла в комнату. 6. К тому времени, как мы вернулись, они уже достигли соглашения. 7. Когда вы здесь были в последний раз? - Три года назад. 8. Я был удивлен, когда узнал, что Роберт не здал экзамены. 9. К пяти часам все уже собрались в столовой. 10. Где ты отдыхал прошлым летом? - На Кавказе. - Сколько времени ты там пробыл? - Около месяца.

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