Exercise 2

Составьте предложения используя The Past Perfect Tense.

1) You went to Jill's house but she wasn't there. (she/go/out) ...

2) You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn't the same as before. (it/change/a lot) ...

3) I invited Rachel to the party but she couldn't come. (she/arrange/to do something else) ...

4) I was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time. (I/not/see/him for five years) ...

5) I offered Sue something to eat but she wasn't hungry. (she / just / have / breakfast)

6) My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He ... (go) away.

7) The local cinema was no longer open. It ... (close) down.

8) Mr. Johnson was no longer alive. He ... (die).

9) Bill no longer had his car. He ... (sell) it.

Exercise 3

Выберите и впишите глагол в правильной форме: see, teach, build, retire, play, leave, broadcast, go, be late, buy, get.

1) He ... a new coat by last winter.

2) The radio ... hurricane warnings on the night that Hurricane Mitch came visiting. But nobody in Pedro Dias had believed the flood warnings.

3) His parents didn't live there any longer. They ... live in the coutry.

4) His father didn't work in the bank anymore. He ...

5) His sister wasn't there either. She ... married.

6) His house was larger. He ... the third storey.

7) Your friends, Mike and Brenda, were away. They ... for the Sweden.

8) The little boy couldn't wait to get to the sea. He ... before.

9) The teacher was late that morning. The class didn't know what to think. She ...

10) Yesterday Larry taught Nell to play the guitar. She felt very unsure because she ...

11) It was Miss Kelly's first day at school. She vas very nervous because she ...

Exercise 4

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме The Past Perfect Tense.

1) When I arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner.

2) By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) without me. My boss was furious with me and I was fired.

3) When I turned the radio on yesterday, I heard a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) the song in years, and it brought back some great memories.

4) Last week, I ran into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) each other in years, and both of us (change) a great deal. I enjoyed talking to her so much that I (asked her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

5) When Jack entered the room, I did not recognize him because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard. He looked totally different!

6) The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first arrived in the New World.

7) I have visited so many beautiful places since I came to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

Exercise 5

Составьте предложения, используя глагoлы в скобках в Past Perfect.

Why didn't you listen to that play on the radio? (hear) - I didn't listen to that play on the radio, because I had heard it before.

1) Why didn't you see Fred when you came to Moscow? (leave)

2) Why didn't Kate want to go to the cinema? (see the film)

3) Why didn't you tell him my new address? (forget)

4) Why didn't Jeff hear about Kate's examination? (pass)

5) Why did Fred come home so soon from his holiday? (spend all the money)

6) Why couldn't you get into your flat at once? (lose the key)

7) Why did you learn about Bob? (get married)

8) Why did she read in the newspaper about the expedition? (return)

9) Why did he learn about Helen from the letter he received? (be ill for a month)