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Exercise 83. Make up sentences according to the pattern.




Example: You came home. Your children were watching television.

(they/not/do/any work) – They hadn’t been doing any work.

1. Brother and sister came home with angry faces. (they/quarrel/on the way home)

2. There was nobody in the flat. But a delicious smell of fresh bread was in the air.

(Mother/bake/bread)

3. Mary closed her eyes. She felt very tired. (she/read/too long)

4. You came home from the party. You were nearly dropping on your feet. (you/dance/all night)

5. When I looked at my typewriter, I saw a sheet of paper in it. (somebody/use/my typewriter)

Exercise 84. Choose the correct answer (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect)

1. I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.

A talked Bhad talked

Chad been talking D was talking

2. They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.

Asat B had sat

C had been sitting D were sitting

3. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.

A learnt Bhad learnt

C had been learning D was learning

4. I visited Brazil in April. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.

A stayed B had stayed

C had been staying D was staying

5. I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.

Astayed B had stayed

C had been staying D was staying

6. The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in.

Aplayed B had been playing

C had played Dwas playing

7. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.

A lay B had lain

Chad been lying Dwas lying

8. A man (be) unconscious for a few minutes when the ambulance arrived.

A was B had been

Chad being D was being

9. We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.

Awalked Bhad walked

Chad been walking Dwere walking

10. I (talk) over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.

Atalked B had talked

Chad been talking D was talking

11. I hardly (finish) speaking with the porter when the phone rang again.

A finished B had hardly finished

C had been finishing Dwas finishing

12. First I (answer) the phone, and then I read your letter.

Aanswered B had answered

Chad been answering D was answering

13. And I began writing to you instead of going to the seaside, as I (plan) before.

Aplanned Bhad planned

C had been planning Dwas planning

Exercise 85. Open the brackets using the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.

1. The workers (to be) on a strike for three weeks when the agreement on pay (to be reached). 2. When she got the results of her medical tests, she realized that she (to be feeling) ill since she (to be) on holiday. 3. The door was unlocked. She (to wonder) who (leave) the door open. 4. He (to play) football when the ball (to hit) his head. 5. He (to drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car (to break) down. 6. When he arrived at the office he (to discover) that he (to leave) all the necessary papers at home. 7. Susan (to type) some letters when the boss (to ask) her into his office. 8. She looked tired. She (to type) letters all morning. 9. Yesterday afternoon it (still to rain) when I (to get) home. 10. He (to clean) the car when the phone rang, so he (not to answer) it. 11. When I (to be) little, my mother (to use) to feed me. 12. Jane’s clothes were wet. She (to wash) her dog. 13. Jerry (to be) nervous, for he (never to fly) in an airplane before. 14. I (never to like) going to the cinema on my own when I was a teenager. 15. Kate (to dance), but when she saw a newcomer she (to stop). 16. We (to talk) for some time when the bell (to ring). 17. That day the sun (shine) since morning and the sky (to be) blue. 18. I (tell) him what I (to do) and he (to tell) me what he (to do) in the last three months. 19. They (to walk) along the street for half an hour before they (to see) a cafe. 20. I (to have) breakfast when the telephone (to ring). 21. How long you (to know) Mike before you (to get married)? 22. She (to cook) dinner when her husband (to return) home. 23. She (to cook) dinner for half an hour when she (to remember) that she (to run out) of bread. 24. She (to thank) me for what I (to do). 25. The family (to watch) TV when I (to come) home.


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