Упражнения на прошедшие времена

ПРОШЕДШИЕ ВРЕМЕНА

Exercise 1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

1. I/to go home/at 4 o’clock yesterday.

2.  We/to play basketball/at 6 o’clock last Sunday.

3.  She/to talk with her friend/for forty minutes yesterday.

4. You/to wash the window/in the afternoon yesterday.

5.  Nick/to ride his bike/all the evening.

6. Sheila and Dora/to wait for a bus/for half an hour.

7.  They/to prepare for the party/all day yesterday.

8.  I/to learn the poem/for an hour.

9. Dick/to paint the walls in his room/from 2 to 6 o’clock last Wednesday.

10.  Eve and Tony/to skate/all day last Saturday.

1.  Brian/to return/books to the library/before last Thursday.

2. We/to know/the results of the test/before two o’clock yesterday.

3.  I/to come/to the office/before lunch time.

4.  You/ to make/the order/before we came into the cafe.

5.  Sally/to send/the letters/before her boss returned from the bank.

6.  The ferry/to reach/the port/by three o’clock yesterday.

7. The performance/to finish/by eight o’clock in the evening.

8.  They/ to build/a new hospital/before the end of April.

9.  Мах/to have dinner/by four o’clock.

10.  The baby/to wake up/before you left home.

Exercise 3. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильную форму.

1.  It … (to snow) for five hours before the weather changed.

2.  Betty and Jane … (to argue) for half an hour when their parents returned home.

3.  Why did Ed miss his training yesterday? — He couldn’t come because he … (to prepare) his project all day yesterday.

4. … Isabel… (to work) as a secretary for four years before she moved to another town? — No, she …. She … (to work) as a secretary just for two years.

5. … Pete … (toplay) computer games all the evening last Friday? — No, he …. He … (to write) an essay for two hours and then he went for a walk.

6.  Jean … (not to wait) for our boss all the morning yesterday. She … (to speak) to some clients for about an hour and then she went to the bank.

7.  Kevin was exhausted because he … (to unload) the lorry for three hours.

8.  I was really happy that Ron won that competition because he … (toprepare) for it for half a year.

9. … you … (to save) money for a new computer for a long time? — Yes, I… . I… (not to spend) a penny for six months before I got a sufficient sum.

10.  Cathy and Sue … (to tidy) our cottage house for two days after that birthday party.

Ответы

1. Answers: 1. I was going home at 4 o’clock yesterday. 2. We were playing basketball at 6 o’clock last Sunday. 3.She was talking with her friend for forty minutes yesterday. 4.You were washing the window in the afternoon yesterday. 5. Nick was riding his bike all the evening. 6. Sheila and Dora were waiting for a bus for half an hour. 7. They were preparing for the party all day yesterday. 8. I was learning the poem for an hour. 9. Dick was painting the walls in his room from 2 to 6 o’clock last Wednesday. 10. Eve and Tony were skating all day last Saturday.

1. Answers: 1. Brian had returned books to the library before last Thursday. 2. We had known the results of the test before two o’clock yesterday.
   3. I had come to the office before lunch time. 4. You had made the order before we came into the cafe. 5. Sally had sent the letters before her boss returned from the bank. 6.The ferry had reached the port by three o’clock yesterday. 7. The performance had finished by eight o’clock in the evening. 8. They had built a new hospital before the end of April. 9. Max had had dinner by four o’clock. 10. The baby had woken up before you left home.

1. Answers: 4. It had been snowing for five hours before the weather changed. 2. Betty and Jane had been arguing for half an hour when their parents returned home. 3. Why did Ed miss his training yesterday? — He couldn’t come because he had been preparing his project all day yesterday. 4. Had Isabel been working as a secretary for four years before she moved to another town? — No, she hadn’t. She had been working as a secretary just for two years. 5. Had Pete been playing computer games all the evening last Friday? — No, he hadn’t. He had been writing an essay for two hours and then he went for a walk. 6. Jean hadn’t been waiting for our boss all the morning yesterday. She had been speaking to some clients for about an hour and then she went to the bank. 7. Kevin was exhausted because he had been unloading the lorry for three hours. 8.I was really happy that Ron won that competition because he had been preparing for it for half a year. 9. Had you been saving money for a new computer for a long time? — Yes, I had. I hadn’t been spending a penny for six months before I got a sufficient sum. 10. Cathy and Sue had been tidying our cottage house for two days after that birthday party.