VI. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite

1. A taxi (to stop) at the entrance to the hotel.

2. Harrods (to become) famous all over the world for first-class service.

3. I (not to be) to this hotel since January.

4. I never (to be) to Paris bur I last (to be) in London two years ago.

5. Some people (to stand) and (to wait) all night so that to be the first in the shop when it (to open).

6. The doorman (to help) the guest with the luggage.

7. The Export Depart­ment (to deal) with 1500 customers this week.

8. The receptionist (to give) the guests a registration card and (to ask) him to fill out the name and permanent address.

9. When the guest (to be) through with the formalities, the bellboy (to take) him and his luggage up to his room.

VII. Change the sentences given in the Past Perfect into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

Model: We had already had dinner when he came. We hadn’t had dinner yet when he came. Had we had dinner yet when he came? Yes, we had. No, we hadn’t.

1. His wife had left for Paris when he found this letter.

2. It had already grown dark when we came home.

3. It had already stopped raining when we left for the airport.

4. She had already packed her things when he called.

5. The train had already left when we came to the station.

6. We had already come home when it began to rain.

7. We had already shipped the goods when we received your telegram.

VIII. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect

1. By the end of the eighties most small shops in Britain and the USA (to disappear).

2. By the end of the year customers (to make) over 14 million purchases here.

3. By six o’clock we (to buy) everything we (to want).

4. By the time we (to get) to the shopping centre it (to close).

5. In a special depart­ment they (to wrap up) our purchases and (to hand) them over to us.

6. In half an hour we (to choose) a very good suit and a pair of shoes.

7. Last year the shop (to offer) a number of special services to its customers.

8. She complained that she (to be) penniless as she (to spend) all her money.

9. There (to be) a tendency in Britain and the USA for small shops to disappear.

IX. Change the sentences given in the Future Perfect into negative and interrogative. Give short affirmative and negative answers

Model: They will have finished supper by nine o’clock. They won’t have finished supper by nine o’clock. Will they have finished supper by nine o’clock? Yes, they will. No, they won’t.

1. By the end of the month five thousand people will have seen the exhibition.

2. I shall have come back home when you drop in at my place.

3. The train will have left before we reach the station.

4. They will have arranged everything by tomorrow.

5. They will have begun to experiment with changing the weather by next year.

6. They will have eaten everything by the time we get to the restaurant.

7. They will have reached their destination by 5 o’clock.