The past perfect tense

Task I. Translate into Russian paying attention to the tense form of the verb.

1. I had known him for six years when he died.

2. He had worked for an hour when it got too dark.

3. When I entered they had waited for me for hours.

4. When she left it had rained for days.

5. Last month he had lived here for ten years.

6. I told him that we had always used these books.

7. Many of our friends had died that year.

8. Three accidents had happened that day.

9. We were glad that we had harvested our barley that week.

10. When he met her last week she told us that she had met an old friend two days before.

Task II. Choose the right variant putting the verbs into Past Simple or Past Perfect Tense.

1. Poirot ______ her if Mrs. Ascher ______ any peculiar letters without a proper signature. had asked, had received asked, received had asked, received asked, had received

2. 2. I thought that Mrs. Fowler ______ us everything. told had told was told

3. But Poirot said that she ______ more than she ______ us. knew was knowing had known

4. The letter ______ just before I ______ back. came, arrived had come, arrived came, had arrived had come, had arrived

5. Miss Higley said that Elizabeth ______ friendly in working hours, but the girls ______ much of her out of them. was, didn’t see had been, hadn’t seen had been, didn’t see was, hadn’t seen

6. 6. She said that Betty ______ anything about her plans and she ______ her in the café that evening. didn’t say, didn’t see hadn’t said, didn’t see didn’t say, hadn’t seen hadn’t said, hadn’t seen

7. Hardly ______ she ______ these words when a beautiful young lady ______ in the room. did ... say, appeared had ... said, appeared did ... say, had appeared had ... said, had appeared

8. I ______ that once he ______ a well-known specialist in his field. knew, had been knew, was had known, had been had known, was

9. He ______ in the house he ______ for himself near the Devon coast. lived, built had lived, built had lived, had built lived, had built

10. Susan ______ her parents the news only after she and Mike ______ married. had told, had got had told, got told, had got told, got

11. The telephone on his table ______ and he ______ it up. had rung, had picked had rung, picked rang, had picked rang, picked

12. He ______ the bill and ______. paid, left had paid, left had paid, had left paid, had left

13. She ______ a stronger person now than she ______ a few months ago. had been, was was, had been

14. She ______ on her coat and ______ for a walk. had put, went put, went put, had gone had put, had gone

15. Hardly ______ raining when a rainbow ______ in the sky. had it stopped, appeared did it stop, appeared had it stopped, had appeared did it stop, had appeared

16. I was late because I ______ in a jam. stick had stick had stuck

17. We went out after it ______ raining. had been stopped had stopped stopped

18. I thanked him for what he ______ for me. did had done

Task III. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb form in Past Perfect and translate the sentences.

1. Everybody … at the airport by 5 o’clock. (to arrive)

2. We … the work, when you came. (to finish)

3. … you French by the time you entered the college? (to study)

4. They … the article by this time yesterday.

5. … you anything by last week? (to do)

Task IV. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Когда мама нам позвонила, все уже было готово.

2. Анна сказала, что она когда-то работала в этой компании.

3. Я был уверен, что вы нашли эту книгу.

4. Он не знал, что я учился в университете.

5. Том сказал, что вы уехали в Лондон.

6. Когда я вошел в комнату, то увидел, что моя ручка упала со стола.

7. Когда она выглянула из окна, то увидела, что выпал снег.

8. Он сказал мне, что никогда раньше не видел этого фильма.

9. Позже я не помнил, сколько продал фруктов.

10. Вчера ему сказали, что в то утро уволили двух его коллег.

11. В своем письме он рассказал, что за неделю до этого продал свой старый автомобиль.

Task V. Put the verbs in brackets in a correct tense form: Past or Present Perfect.

1. We (to know) for 25 years.

2. When I met him he told me that he (to write) a letter to me the night before.

3. We (to return) the books.

4. When they visited us they wanted to know if we (to see) the match.

5. Last month that criminal (to be) in prison for 5 years.

6. In the morning we could see that it (to snow) for hours.

7. A lot of rain (to fall) already that week.

8. We were told yesterday that the murderer (to confess) the day before.

9. I never (to understand) the behaviour of violent people.

Task VI. Translate into English. Choose correct tense form of the verb: Present or Past Perfect.

1. Родители Анны живут в Нью-Йорке уже с 1952 года.

2. На прошлой неделе исполнилось пять лет, как мы знали ее.

3. Вчера исполнилась неделя, как мы посадили картофель.

4. Когда она вошла, мы разговаривали уже час.

5. Она курит уже долгое время.

6. В прошлом месяце исполнилось 25 лет, как Джон работал в этом офисе.

7. Я устал, потому что уже четыре часа веду машину.

8. Когда ее позвали, она уже прождала все утро.

9. Его спросили, как долго он живет в этой комнате.

10. Мы всегда их поддерживали.

11. Ты слышала когда-нибудь о таком скандальном преступлении?

12. Когда они проснулись, дождь перестал идти.

13. Он потерял все свои деньги.

14. Мы увидели, что они съели все свои яблоки.

15. Было очевидно, что она еще не написала письмо.

16. Когда они перестали работать, солнце еще не зашло.

17. В шесть часов они уже истратили все свои деньги.

18. Ты выключил радио?

19. Когда мы вернулись, они уже выкопали картофель.

20. Что вы посеяли на том поле?

21. Когда они пришли, мы уже разлили кофе.

22. Кто совершил грабеж?

23. Банк был ограблен.

24. Он уже признался в своем преступлении?

25. Кто был арестован?