VII. Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Tense instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. He (to remember) so well that house, where he (to spend) his youth and first (to meet) Mabel!

2. David (to look up) at his friend and (to see) that he just (to get) bad news.

3. ‘Why you (to go) there before I (to come)?' he asked. 'You (to promise' to wait for me.'

4. After the sun (to rise), they (to start) walking slowly towards the lake.

5. After the plane (to land) and he (to pass) the customs and the luggage control, Mr. Jenkins (to take) a taxi and (to go) to the hotel.

6. When he (to come) he was surprised by the unusual silence in the typing pool. The one remaining typist (to explain) that everyone (to go out).

7. Hardly he (to open) the door when he (to notice) some changes in the house.

8. When I first (to see) her, I (to think) she (to be) the most intelligent woman I ever (to meet).

9. We (to be) greatly surprised when we (to find out) that he (to be invited) to the interview and (to get) this job.

10. Hardly he (to open) the file, when he (to find) the information he needed.

11. He (to call) a press conference because we just (to close) a major deal.

12. When I (to arrive) at the office, the meeting already (to start).

13. The firm (to ship) the goods by the 1^st of October

14. We (to discuss) all the questions when you (to telephone) us.

15. By the evening she (to lose) her tempo with every member of staff, with whom she (to come) into contact.

16. The President (to look through) the contract before he (to sign) it.

17. I (to be) in Spain last year. I (to like) it there very much. I (to be) never there before.

VIII. Combine the two sentences to make a compound one with the conjunctions hardly … when, scarcely … when, no sooner … than.

Example: She started cooking. The telephone rang. – She had hardly started cooking when the telephone rang.

1. He saw the policemen approaching the house. He decided to escape immediately. 2. Nelly finished typing all the papers necessary to get a visa. The head of the department asked her to bring the papers to his office. 3. We ran into difficulty. Jacob knew how to overcome it. 4. She arrived at the hotel, but then she started complaining loudly. 5. My assistant Dolly linked different aspects of the problem. Then I understood the problem pretty well. 6. She typed one letter but then the boss gave her another. 7. I asked the secretary about the contract with Coca Cola. She remembered she hadn’t sent it to the company yet. 8. Mark started business, but then the war began. 9. Five years ago he got a job in the Oil Industry Center. Last week he became its Director. 10. Harry became President of a large firm. He put the firm’s interests before those of his family. 11. London Business School set up a center for training managers in Minsk. The Government made a decision to allocate some budget cash for training purposes. 12. The principle of lifetime employment led to overmanning at the Nissan company. Then the company adopted a programme to maintain the work force intact.

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