VI. Exercises

1. Complete these sentences as in the example. Use the verbs in brackets.

Example: Mr. and Mrs. Davis were in an airplane. They were very nervous as the plane took off because they (never / fly) …… had never flown before......................

1. The woman was a complete stranger to me. (never /see) I...................... before.

2. Margaret was late for work. Her boss was very surprised, (never / be / late) She................................

3. Jane played tennis yesterday - at least she tried to play tennis. She wasn't very good at it because she (never / play).......................................................................

4. It was Carl's first driving lesson. He was very nervous and didn't know what to do. (never / drive) He..............................................................................................

2. Put the verb into the correct form: past perfect (I had done) or simple past (I did).

Examples:

"Was Tom there when you arrived?" "No, he.. had gone....(go) home."

"Was Tom there when you arrived?" "Yes, but he … went.....(go) home

soon afterward."

1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody....................(go) to bed.

2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I.........................(go) straight to bed.

3. Sorry I'm late. The car.........................(break) down on my way here.

4. There was a car by the side of the road. It.................(break) down and the driver was trying to repair it. So we........................(stop) to see if we could help.

3. Fill in a suitable word or phrase practising present or past forms.

1. As soon as I …… saw that the house was...... on fire, I phoned the fire brigade.

2. By the end of 1990 he……........................................ eleven different countries.

3. The river flooded because.................................................... heavily for weeks.

4. Where have you been? I...................................................................... for hours.

5. The first time I..........................................................a bicycle, I kept falling off.

6. Steven didn't realise he.................................until he put his hand in his pocket.

7. Mark was out of breath. He.............................................................. for an hour.

8. He is very strong because................................................................ every day.

9. He.................................................................. the park when it started to snow.

10. Don't make too much noise! The baby..............................................................

4. Read the following text and put in the right phrases from the box in the gaps.

had changed	had selected	had finished decorating
had improved	had sold	had signed
had never worked	had been	had promised
had looked	had ordered

When Annie decided to open her own hat shop, she (0) …… had never worked …... in a shop before. After she (1)................................. at a lot of shops to rent, she chose a small shop in a nice area of the city centre. Josh came to see it and thought it looked great. As soon as she (2).................................... the lease, she took the train to Paris to visit a hat factory. There were hats of all kinds, and she had a lot of difficulty choosing the perfect hats for her shop. She loved the elegant, little, ladies' hats, but she (3)...................................herself that she would be sensible and practical and choose hats for the English weather and the British lifestyle. After she (4).....................................the hats that she wanted for her shop, she paid for them and then returned to England. While waiting for the hats which she (5).....................................to arrive, she decorated her shop herself. The shop was very small, and before she rented it, it (6) cards and posters. She decided to paint it in very pale, pastel colours and, where the counter (7).........................................., she put a modem sofa and a small table with a mirror on it, so the customers could sit in comfort to try on their hats. When she (8)....................................... the shop, it seemed much smarter and bigger. Josh came to visit the shop and saw that she (9)..........................................it completely. He said that he thought she (10)..........................................it enormously, and that he was sure it would be a huge success.

5. Forrest Clark was an American airman in Europe during the Second World War. Read his story, and then imagine that you have interviewed him. Read the questions and then report what he said, using the underlined phrases. Use the past perfect in your answers.

I was in England in 1945. because I'd escaped from France to England that spring. That summer I was in Brighton on holiday with some other American airmen. We were in the Brighton skating rink when an air-raid siren started. We were all very frightened, so we ran out of the rink and skated down the street, with bombs falling all round us.

I woke up the next day in a hotel by the beach with my skates still on, and there were some Australians in the hotel as well. I had a bad cut on my head, but I wasn't badly injured. I don't remember what happened that night, but I think the Australians saved my life. I was very happy when the war ended and I went back to America because I hated the weather in England! I've never been back to England, but I'd love to go and see the Brighton skating rink again. Brighton is great -I really enjoyed my holiday there - until that air raid!

Example: When was Forrest Clark in England? - … He said he had been in England in 1945...................

1 Why was he in England? - He said he…………………………………….....………………

2 What was he doing in Brighton? - He said he…………………………….........………….………….

3 Where were he and his friends when the air-raid siren started? - He said they……………...……………………

4 What did they do? – He said they……………………...……………...………………………………………………

5 Where did he wake up? - He said he………………..……………………….…………………………………………......

6 Was he injured? - He said he……………..………………………………….…………………………………

7 Who saved his life? - He said that he thought………………..…………………………………………………………….

8 How did he feel when the war ended? - He said he………..…………..…………….…………………………………………………

9 Has he been back to England since the war? - He said he....................................................................................................................................

10 Did he like Brighton? - He said he…………..………………………………………………..........................................

6. Open the brackets and put the verbs into Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1. I (to return) to the hotel only late at night as I (to lose) my way in the fog. When I (to come) up to my room, I (to see) Pete who (to stand) at the door of the room. He (to wait) for me as he (to lose) his key and could not get in. 2. When I (to wake) up, it (to be) already ten o'clock. I (to call) my brother. Nobody (to answer). He already (to leave). 3. I (to go) up to the open window. The rain (to stop) and the sun (to shine) brightly. The birds in the garden (to sing). 4. When the rain (to stop) I (to look) out of the window and (to see) John who (to stand) under a tree waiting for me. 5. When I came to the station, I (not to) find my friend there as I (to be) five minutes late and the train (to leave). 6. He (to want) to visit the place where he (to live) in his childhood. 7. By eight o'clock yesterday I (to do) my homework and at eight I (to play) the piano. 8. By nine o'clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV. 9. When I (to come) home, my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library. 10. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and the students (to have) a test. 11. When I (to come) home, my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library. 12. When mother (to come) home, the children (to eat) the soup which she (to cook) in the morning. 13. By ten o'clock the children (to settle) comfortably on the sofa and at ten they (to watch) TV.

7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English

1. Кевин опоздал на работу. Его босс был очень удивлен, потому что Кевин никогда раньше не опаздывал. 2. Энн очень нервничала, потому что не выучила новые слова. 3. К концу 2010 Гарри побывал в 10 разных странах. 4. Я вышел на улицу. Дождь прекратился, и светило солнце. 5. Миссис Бейтс сказала, что приготовила обед утром. 6. Дженифер решила съездить в город, в котором жила в детстве. 7. Том устал, потому что встал очень рано. 8. Когда они пришли на вокзал, поезд уже уехал. 9. Мальчик выглянул из окна и увидел кошку, которая переходила улицу. Мальчик сказал бабушке, что никогда раньше не видел такой красивой кошки. 10. Мартин поверил, что Дженни была его матерью в прошлой жизни. 11. Дженни рассказала Мартину, что она видела в своих снах.