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Task 1: Read and translate more examples with the past perfect and other past tenses. Try to feel the situations.
a). She had watered all the flowers by five o’clock in the afternoon.
After she had cleaned the house, she called her friend.
When Henry arrived at the theatre, the play had already started.
Had they bought tickets before they left?
What had you studied before you entered the University?
When he arrived at the party, Ann wasn’t there. She had gone home.
The man sitting next to us on the plane was very nervous. He hadn’t flown before.
The house was dirty. They hadn’t cleaned it for weeks.
b). - I was at the cinema. I was watching a great film when a fire broke out. Someone had dropped a match into a waste-paper basket.
- By the time he arrived, I had (I’d) opened the mail; I’d sorted it; I’d answered the most important letters; I’d typed two reports and I’d made a cup of tea.
- A woman walked into the room. She was a complete stranger to me. I had never seen her before.
- We were driving along the road when we saw a car which had broken down, so we stopped to see if we could help.
Task 2: Underline the correct tense.
1. Lynnewas singing / had sung as she was cleaning the windows.
2. Jo was happy. He was winning / had won the first prize in the competition.
3. It was raining / had rained while they were playing the football match.
4. We bought / had bought the tickets before we went to the theatre.
5. She broke the glass while she was washing / had washed it.
6. People used to work / had worked very long hours in those days.
Task 3: Choose the correct answer.
1. The play had started _________ we got to the theatre.
A while B until C by the time
2. Tom has __________ had some good news.
A still B just C yet
3. __________ did you move to Poltava?
A How long ago B How long C While
4. George was washing the car __________ Sue was cutting the grass.
A while B as soon as C before
5. She __________ eats beans because they make her ill.
A ever B never C always
