Времена английского глагола (стр. 5 )

b. When I got to the office, Andrea had left.

2. a. We realized that someone was in your apartment.

b. We realized that someone had been in your apartment.

3. a. I arrived at the meeting. The meeting started.

b. I arrived at the meeting. The meeting had started.

4. a. There wasn’t anything we could do about the problem. We packed our bags.

b. There wasn’t anything we could do about the problem. We had packed our bags.

5. a. Kim was happy. She wrote two letters.

b. Kim was happy. She had written two letters.

Exercise 62.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets.

two o’clock the teacher (to examine) all the students.

2. On my way to school I (to remember) that I (to leave) my report at home.

3. All my friends (to be) glad) that I (to pass) all the examinations successfully.

4. Poor Oliver (to lie) unconscious on the spot where Sikes (to leave) him.

5. He (to open) his eyes, (to look) around and (to try) to remember what (to happen) to him.

6. All the passengers (to see) at once that the old man (to travel) a great deal in his life.

the time we (to come) to see him, he (to return) home.

8. During the holidays my friend (to visit) the village where he (to live) in his childhood.

9. When he (to enter) the hall, the performance already (to begin).

10. When I came home, my mother (to tell) me that she (to receive) a letter from grandfather.

Exercise 63.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. Where you (to work) before you (to enter) the institute?

2. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the university.

3. Lanny (to say) that he (to get) his education in Cape Town.

4. The boy (to want) to act the main part in the play because he (to organize) the theatre.

5. Lanny (not to know) who (to attack) him in the darkness.

6. The girl (to be) glad that she (to find) a seat near the win­dow.

ddenly he (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning.

the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers.

9. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hur­ry) to the station to book a ticket.

10. She (to think) that Gert and Lanny (to quarrel).

Exercise 64.

Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect.

1. Last week we had a test. Tom overslept. So when he got to class, __________________ .

the time he began the test, the other students _____________ .

3. He had a lot of trouble with Part I of the test, so when the instructor asked for the papers, Tom _____ .

4. As soon as Tom had given the instructor his paper, she returned it because he ________________ .

5. When he got home, his apartment door was open and the place was a mess. Someone _____________ .

6. He ran to the closet and looked for his new coat, but it was gone. He felt terrible because his parents ____________ .

7. He began to clean the apartment immediately, so by the time I arrived, he _____________ .

8. I was surprised when he told me what ___________ .

Exercise 65.

Read the pairs of sentences. First, decide which action happened first. Then combine the sentences, putting the first action in the Past Perfect. Use when and by the time.

1. The snow storm arrived. Jim put snow tires on his car, so he wasn’t worried.

2. The first snowflake fell. Jim made a warm fire and was enjoying the view.

3. Eight feet of snow fell. The storm was over.

4. A lot of cars got stuck in the snow, The police closed some highways.

5. The police closed some highways. Nina left work. She was going to have a very difficult time getting home.

6. The snow became very deep. Many travellers found hotel rooms for the night, so they were not in danger.

7. The storm came. The television weathercasters warned everyone to expect it, but some people were not prepared.

8. Schools were shut for four days. They reopened.

Exercise 66.

Make up sentences of your own combining the parts suggested with the help of the conjunctions hardly … when, scarcely … when, no sooner … than.

Model: The guests (to leave); she (to go) upstairs.

Hardly had the guests left, when she went upstairs.

1. The sun (to set); it (to become) very cold.

2. The teacher (to enter) the classroom; the pupils (to stand up).

3. They (to have) their dinner; the telephone (to ring).

4. The train (to start); she (to cry).

5. They (to get married); she (to begin) to make scenes.

6. She (to explain) everything; he (to stop) listening.

7. They (to leave) town; they (to feel) better.

8. She (to enter) the room; the light (to go out).

Exercise 67.

Complete the sentences.

1. … when she cried.

2. … than the child went to sleep.

3. Hardly had the day broken … .

4. No sooner had she left the house … .

5. … when the train arrived.

6. … than he asked another question.

7. Hardly had he opened the door … .

8. No sooner had the snow covered the ground … .

Exercise 68.

Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. Margot (to go) to the door and (to lock) it, and (to return) with the key.

2. He sighed again and again, like one who (to escape) from danger.

3. Then I (to search) for a piece of paper and a pencil, and I (to write) a message for the maid.

4. He (to make) tea and (to eat) the biscuits which Mrs. Aberdeen (to bring) him.

5. Ansell (to give) an angry sigh, and at that moment there (to be) a tap on the door.

6. When the cinema (to be) over they (to go) for a walk across the dark, damp fields.

7. The door (to open). A tall young woman (to stand) framed in the light that (to fall) from the passage.

8. Cassie (to spend) the night at home, and on entering the dining-room she (to glance) at the space above the fire.

9. He (to walk) about our sitting-room all afternoon, murmuring to himself.

10. It (to be) all so sudden that for a moment no one (to know) what (to happen).

11. He (to tell) me that they (to be) at the same public school and (to be) friends ever since.

12. At the age of 74 he (to be) excited as a boy about his expedition.

13. Near the door he (to see) the man he (to notice) at the station.

14. The house (to be) much smaller than he (to think) at first.

Exercise 69.

Open the brackets using the correct tense.

THEY OVERDID IT

The London police were looking for a criminal who (1-to rob) a bank. One day they (2-to catch) him and (3-to take) him to prison. But while they (4-to take) photographs of him from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without a hat - he suddenly (5-to attack) one of the policemen and (6-to run away).

Then a week later the telephone (7-to ring) in the police station and somebody (8-to say), «You (9-to look for) Ben Jackson, ... you?» - «Yes.» - «Well, he (10-to be) at Victoria Station an hour ago. He (11-to leave, probably) London by now.»

The city police immediately (12-to send) four different photos of the robber to the railway police. All the trains (13-to search).

Less than two hours later they (14-to get) a telephone call from a small town not far from London. «We (15-to catch) three of the men,» they (16-to say) happily, «and we (17-to hope) to catch the fourth very soon.»

Exercise 70.

Use the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. Yes, Hattie? What you (to say)?

2. He even (not to count) the money that Lammiter (to hold) out to him.

3. I (to look) at her. She (to smile) to herself and (not to answer) my question at once. I (to repeat) it.

4. For some time she (not to realize) where she (to be) and what (to happen).

5. Then she (to get) up and (to go) to the kitchen and (to open) the fridge.

6. Toby and Michael (to smile) at each other and (to begin) to walk slowly towards the lake.

7. The silence in the room (to tell) that the rain (to stop).

8.She (can) not think why she (not to think) of this before, she (to say).

9. He (to go) away on the very day I (to arrive).

10. My mother (to make) sandwiches in the kitchen and (not to hear) the bell.

11. He (to go) to school for the first time with a bunch of flowers in his hand, and it (to seem) to him that everyone (to turn) to look at him.

12. After he (to leave) school he (can) not find a job and (to decide) to go to New York.

13. The grass (to be) damp; it (to tell) us that rain (to fall) in the night.

14. He (can) not help thinking that he (to see) that face somewhere before.

15. After he (to read) «The Gadfly» he (to tell) all his friends that he never (to read) a better book.

16. Roger (to say) he (to come) back in an hour.

17. She (to turn) half about and (to see) that the rain (to stop) and it (to be) a little brighter outside.

18. She (to go) back to take her gloves and bag which she (to leave) on the hall table.

19. The storm (to pass) and the sun (to shine) on the green leaves of the trees.

20. He (to look) through the window and (not to seem) to notice me.

Exercise 71.

Read the story.

On Tuesday afternoon, everyone in my family was very busy - except me. During the afternoon Helen repaired her car; John practised his karate; Kate did some gardening; Stephanie played tennis; Roger swam for half an hour; Pam went horse-riding; Philip painted the ceiling in his room light blue. I spent the afternoon sitting reading.

Now answer the questions:

1. Who had black grease on her hands at teatime? Why? - Helen, because she had been repairing the car.

2. Who had dirt on her hands and knees? Why?

3. Who was wearing a short white skirt? Why?

4. Who was wearing a white jacket and trousers and a black belt? Why?

5. Who was wearing high boots and a hard hat? Why?

6. Whose hair had light blue streaks in it? Why?