Ex.23. Choose the verb in the box and complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb. (Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple)

Ex.22. Replace the infinitives by the Past Perfect, the Past Perfect Continuous or the Past Simple as required.

Ex.21. Complete the situations as in the example. Present events as prior to other events or situations. Use them in a broader context to justify your choice of the verb forms.

Ex.20. TranslateintoEnglish.

1. Вона жила в Києві вже два роки , але так і не знала свій район.

2. Вона сказала, що вона вчила англійську з дитинства.

3. Коли я приїхала у відпустку на море, мої друзі були там уже два тижні.

4. У Люсі очі були червоні. Вона плакала весь ранок.

5. Джесіка та Джері будували будинок вже рік, коли розпочалась економічна криза.

6. Майкл був надто втомлений. Збори тривали з ранку.

7. Наша секретарка друкувала папери вже пів години, коли прийшов шеф і сказав, що вже не потрібно.

8. Сніг йшов всю ніч. Вранці всі будинки були вкриті снігом.

9. Вона промокла наскрізь. Всю дорогу до станції вона йшла без парасольки.

10.Анастасія була найкраща репортерка. Вона працювала в нашій газеті з самого початку.

Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous?

Example: Dexter was studying economics when I met him. (for 4 years) – Dexter had been studying economics for 4 years when I met him. He was glad to work as an accountant.

1. Sophie was working as a lecturer when I joined the staff. (for 10 years)

2. Margaret was wandering from room to room when I returned. (for a long time)

3. He was working in a fast food restaurant when he found another job. (for half a year)

4. The artist was sitting in the gallery when Maria found him at last. (for 5 hours)

5. George was working as a reporter when I first met him. (since 2002)

Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous?

1. He told me he _______ (not to see) much of her since he _______ (to move) to an­other place.

2. When I _______ (to arrive) he _______ (to stay) at the same hotel where we first _______ (to meet). He _______ (to tell) me he _______ (to wait) for me for some time already.

3. He _______ (to consult) his watch nervously several times before he _______ (to see) her at the end of the platform.

4. He _______ (to write) and _______ (to tear) up more than one letter when at last he _______ (to find) the necessary form of address.

5. At the end of the week the fishermen _______ (to think) they _______ (to sail) long enough to reach the shore, and as there _______ (to be) no land in sight, they _______ (to understand) that they _______ (to lose) their course and _______ (to follow) the wrong route.

6. It _______ (not to rain) for more than two months, and the fruits _______ (to fall) before they _______ (to become) ripe, when one August night the people _______ (to be roused) by the sound of heavy drops beating against the roofs and window-panes. With the rain there _______ (to come) hope.

1. I ______ to give a definite answer before I ______ a letter from him.

2. We ______ to stay at the station for the night because we _____ the last train.

3. When Emma _____ reading the letter she _____ that she _____Arthur forever.

4. She hardly _____ the letter into her pocket when Martini _______ the room.

5. Their friends ______ them before they ______ .

6. They _______ the car for many hours before they _______ to the crossroad.

7. The scientists ______ out a dozen experiments before they _____satisfactory results.

8. The pianist ______ the passage hour after hour until he ______ it.

9. My watch ______ good time before I _______ it.

10. At last the postman ______ a letter which I _______ several weeks.