Exercise 4. Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Tense instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. He (to sit) in the park until the light (to fade).

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

3. When he (to rush) into the room he (to see) at once that she (to burn) the letter which he (to hope) so much to read.

4. As soon as he (to understand) it he (to quiet) down.

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

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

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

8. 'What (to happen) here before I (to come)?' she asked. Nick (to explain) that he (to want) to play with the dog and they (to break) the vase. After he (to try) to clean the carpet he (to decide) to tell the truth.

9. She (not to remember) the place. But suddenly it all (to come back) to her: how they (to be afraid of) their teacher, how they (to quarrel), how they (to share) their secrets...

10. There (to be) a rule in their house. They never (to start) eating and even (not to sit down) at the table until everyone who (to be able) to do so (to gather) in the dining-room.

11. As soon as everyone (to come) and (to sit down) Mr. Hull (to open) the will. Everyone (to expect) something different from what he (to read out), so they (to return) home really disappointed.

12. When the tourists (to come back) to the hotel, they (to discover) that a new guest (to arrive). Some of them (to know) him before, and they (not to like) it. But of course they (not to show) their disappointment, while the newcomer (to prefer) not to notice those he (to meet) before.

13. He (to be) happy. He (to be over) with the article at last! It (to be) good. After he (to read) it through again, he (to see) it even more clearly. The editor, who (not to praise) him for his last article, was going to be pleased this time. He (to dial) the number and the secretary (to tell) him that the editor (to go out).

14. He (to be) so angry that he (not to be able) to speak until tie (to count) to fifteen... Then he (to start) to explain that he even (not to be present) at the Board meeting and (to have) nothing to do with that decision.

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

16. 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).

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

18. No sooner Dave (to start) to read than the phone (to ring). He (to get up) and (to take) the receiver. It (to be) his friend Pete. He (to tell) Dave that his favourite team (to win). After Dave (to hear) the news he (to go) to tell it to his father. He (to be sorry) he (to miss) the match but glad that the Rovers (to lose). He (not to return) to the book until he (to tell) about it to the family.

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