Exercise 10. The Detective Alibi Game.

The police believe that a certain man took part in a robbery in London last weekend. He tells them that he was not in London at the weekend. His alibi is that he was in Scotland.

Fill in the missing words. Use the following verbs: travel, see, hire, return, cost, buy, fly, stay, have, catch, arrive, pay, drive, go.

On Friday I... by tube to Heathrow Airport. I... some magazines at the airport. I then... to Edinburgh on a British Airways flight. I... dinner at the Taj Mahal restaurant in Edinburgh. After dinner I... a film at the Odeon Cinema. My ticket... £5.00.

Then I... at the Cumberland Hotel in Room 546. On Sunday morning I... a car and... to St. Andrews. I... a deposit of £20.00. In the afternoon I... fishing. In the evening I... to Edinburgh. On Sunday morning I... the ll.40 train to London. I... back in London at 17.50.

Exercise 11. Use the Past Simple Tense instead of the infinitives in brackets.

A.

1. I (not to go) to work yesterday because I (not to be) very well.

2. Tom (not to shave) this morning because he (not to have) time.

3. We (not to eat) anything because we (not to be) hungry.

4. She (not to be) interested in the book because she (not to understand) it.

5. Fred (to be) very upset yesterday. His parents (not to allow) him to go out.

6. 'I (not to understand) anything.'

'Why? The lecture (to be) so complicated?'

7. Where you (to go) last Christmas?

8. We (to look) at her for a moment with surprise.

9. Eric (to switch on) the wireless and (to sit down) beside it.

10. She (not to smile) when she (to see) him.

11. Three o'clock (to strike), and four, and the half-hour (to ring), but Dorian Gray (not to stir).

12. When Eddy (to leave) in the morning he (to take) her photograph with him.

13. The stranger (to climb) into his car and (to drive away), and when he (to notice) later that his speedometer (to indicate) seventy-five, he (to laugh) at himself but (not to slow down).

14. Bart's train (to get) into Central about half past five, and he (to go) to the servicemen's hostel and (to have) a bath and a sleep.

15. 'Why you (not to take) her with you?' 'She (to have) a headache.'

16. 'You (to go) anywhere yesterday?'

'We (to go) to a party. Sheila (to have) birthday yesterday.

We (to have) a wonderful time.'

'Really? It (to be) so good? Who (to show up)?'

'Oh, all sorts of people. It's a pity you (not to be) there.'

В.

1. 'Mr. Dorian Gray!'... (to echo) the old gentleman — 'Of course... I (to know) his mother.... I believe I (to be) at her christening. She (to be) an extraordinarily beautiful girl, Margaret Devereux, and (to make) all the men frantic by running away with a penniless young fellow, a mere nobody.... I remember the whole thing as if it (to happen) yesterday.... He was killed in a duel. There (to be) an ugly story about it.... She never (to speak) to her father again. Oh, yes, it (to be) a bad business. The girl (to die) too, within a year. So she (to leave) a son?'

(O. Wilde)

2. 'She (to be) the loveliest creature I ever (to see). What on earth (to induce) her to behave as she (to do), I never could understand.... Carlington (to be) mad after her. She (to be) romantic, though. All the women of that family (to be).... Carlington (to go) on his knees to her. (To tell) me so himself. She (to laugh) at him, and there (not to be) a girl at the time who (not to be) after him.'

(O. Wilde)

3. Dorian... (to speak) rapidly, and in authoritative manner. Campbell (to feel) dominated by him. They (to leave) the room together. When they (to reach) the top landing, Dorian (to take out) the key and (to turn) it in the lock. Then he (to stop) and a troubled look (to come) into his eyes. He (to shudder).

...'Leave me now,' (to say) a stern voice behind him. He (to turn) and (to hurry out).

(O. Wilde)

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