II. Choose the correct answer.

1. He … dinner when the phone rang.

A. had hardly finished B. hardly finished 2. I saw many people when I ... the door. A. had opened B. opened

3. Katy was very sad because she … her purse at home.

A. forgot B. had forgotten

4. Last year they went to Brazil. They … to this country before.

A. never were B. had never been

5. I wanted to open the window but someone else … it.

A. did B. had done.

6. Who ... there before you?

A. had been B. was

7. Ewa ... sorry that she ... such a mistake.

A. had been; made B. was; had made

8. No sooner ... work than his friend came.

A. he started B. had he start!

9. Last week they won the championship. Prior to that time, they ... the prise.

A. didn't win B. hadn't won

10. It ... the first time Tina ... the horse.

A. had been; rode B. was; had ridden

Test 20 Past Simple / Past Perfect

I. Open the brackets.

1. We (to check) our dictations before the teacher (to take) them.

2. Peter said he always (to want) to go to China.

3. Laura (to be) glad that her parents (to phone) her.

4. I (to tell) Rick that I (to give) all the discs to my brother.

5. Antony (to see) Claire yesterday. He (not to see)her in years.

6. Hardly Terry (to open) the door, when his dog (to run) into the house.

7. When they (to see) road accident, they (to call) the police.

8. I (not to recognize) Anna because she (to change) greatly.

9. Bob (to be) a shop assistant before he (to become) a businessman.

10. When she (to see) that her child (to tear) the book which she(to buy) for him, she (to be) upset.

II. Correct the errors if necessary.

1. I was sorry that I forgot to phone them.

2. He went to Britain for the first time to study at university.

3.She felt better after she took the medicine.

4. My family had visited three countries last year.

5. It was ten o`clock. He had finished his report.

6. Did they clean the house by 6 o`clock?

7. Last summer Jane went to Turkey.

8. Barry said he didn`t see her before.

9. It stopped raining before we left the house.

10. We had had coffee before we started to work.

III. Compete the sentences.

1. They play … by the time they … .

2. Last week Frank … . Before that, he … never … .

3. By the time …, she had already … .

4. I had never … before I … .

5. When Jo …, his … .

6. Before Sue came, we … .

Test 21 Past Simple / Present Perfect / Past Perfect

I. Correct the errors if necessary.

1. His grandmother had lived in a village when she was a child.

2. Ken began to wave at me before I looked across the street.

3. It was midnight. Sandy hasn't come yet.

4. Did you see today's paper?

5. When Dan walked into the room, he ran into Philip.

6. Hi, Mary. Did you meet my friend Mike? No, I never had a pleasure.

7. When he arrived to the USA, he hadn't known much about the country.

8. That morning Jim had breakfast, dressed and went out.

9. She says she hadn't seen him since she left the city.

10. When he came to Britain, he has never studied English at all.

11. It is the first time she had gone hang-gliding.

12. Hadn't anyone told you to knock on the door? II. Translate the sentences.

1. В прошлом году он был в Китае. Это впервые oн путешествовал один.

2. Я пришла домой и увидела, что мой кот съел всю рыбу, которую я купила.

3. Мы не знали, почему она не ответила на нaше письмо.

4. Он подписал все документы и вышел из офиса.

5. Я думал, что они уже вернулись из отпуска.

6. Не успел он войти в дом, как начался дождь.

7. Когда зазвонил телефон, Сэм вытер руки и ответил. Он услышал голос друга и обрадовался.

8. Почему ты до сих пор не помыл посуду? - Я помыл ее 5 минут назад.

9. Я зашел в кафе и увидел, что мои друзья уже заказали для меня кофе.

10. Она не собрала все материалы перед тем, как писать книгу.

11. В последнее время они не видят друг друга.

12. Я никогда не жалела, что купила этот дом.

13. Учитель спросил нас, почему мы опоздали.

14. Половина денег, которые он заплатил за машину, принадлежала его родителям.

15. Эта страна меняла свою столицу несколько раз.