Exercise 6

Choose the correct form.

Example:

The office was empty when the police arrived. The robbers had left/left.

1. We had just started lunch when the telephone had rung/rang.

2. When I opened the safe, the money had disappeared/disappeared.

3. Andrew was late for school yesterday. When he got to the classroom, the lesson had started/ started.

4. They waited until everyone was ready and then they had started/ started the meeting.

Exercise 7

Put one verb in each sentence into the past perfect simple and other verb into the past simple.

Example:

Mario felt (feel) very nervous when he first drove in Britain because he hadn’t driven (not | drive) on the left before.

1. Andrew ________ (do) the test before, so he _________ (find) it very easy.

2. I _________ (not | laugh) at the joke because I ________ (hear) it before.

3. We ________ (leave) the restaurant when we _________ (have) dinner.

4. When I found my wallet I _________ (discover) that somebody ________ (took) the credit cards out of it.

Exercise 8

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect Tense.

1. The new bus-driver (have) an accident after he (drive) a few yards. 2. When I (get) to the cinema, the film (start). 3. The students (enter) the classroom five minutes after the bell (ring) 4. After she (lock) and (bolt) all the doors, she (go) to bed. 5. The students (do) the exercise very well after the teacher (show) them how to. 6. The little boy (tell) a lie five minutes after he (promise) to tell the truth. 7. When the plane (land), the sun (set). 8. She (feel) sick after she (eat) a whole box of chocolates. 9. After the doctor (examine) the child he (have) a talk with the mother. 10. When I (call) on my friend, he (go) out. 11. Mary (finish) her homework when her father (come) home from his office. 12. I (throw) away the newspaper after I (read) it. 13. After she (spend) all her money she (ask) her father to help her. 14, The teacher (give) back the eхеrcise-books after he (correct) them. 15. The sun (rise) when the farmer (start) work.

Exercise 9

Translate into English.

1. Після того, як вечірка завершилась, гості розійшлися, а стомлені господарі почали прибирати квартиру.

2. Не встиг я почати готуватися до іспиту, як узнав, що деякі питання змінились.

3. Ми не починали роботу, доки не з'ясували всі підробиці.

4. Новий будинок був набагато просторіший та світліший ніж той, у якому ми жили раніше. Ми завершили переїзд до десятого липня та позвали друзів на новосілля.

5. Коли я приїхав в Лондон, Девід вже уїхав.

6. Цей режисер отримав нагороду після того, як зняв свій новий фільм.

7. Він багато подорожував до того, як поселився у нашому будинку.

8. Наше місто було дуже маленьке. Після того, як нова родина приїхала до нас, всі бажали познайомитись з нею.

Oral Activity 10

The teacher divides the class into two teams and asks students to look at the following situations, giving reasons in turn for each situation. Each correct reason gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.

1. Ben couldn’t write the letter because ……he had lost his pen. ……………..…

2. Jane missed the train because ………………………………………………….

3. He couldn’t pay the electricity bill because ……………………………………

4. She failed her exam because …………………………………………………...

5. She was sad because …………………………………………………………...

6. His hands were dirty because ………………………………………………….

7. He was wet because ……………………………………………………………

8. They were hungry because ……………………………………..since morning.

9. He had a stomach-ache because ……………………………………………….

10. They were tired because ……………………………………………………….

11. He had a black eye because ……………………………………………………

12. Jennifer got sunburnt because ………………….…………for over five hours.