Past Perfect Passive

1. Read and translate following examples.

1. All the tickets had already been sold out by the time John and Mary arrived. 2. When I returned home, my wife told me that all the things had already been packed and they were ready to start. 3. The room had been prepared for the Hunts but they didn't come. 4. I had a letter from my sister some days ago. She wrote she had been enrolled on the English course. 5. By 5 o'clock the experiment had already been completed. 6. They realised that the telegram hadn't been received.

2. Respond to the following using the prompts.

She was angry. (lose the tickets)

The tickets had been lost.

1. He came too late. (discuss the question) 2. She looked happy. (praise for good work) 3. He was surprised. (not, invite) 4. He was worried. (not, give a visa) 5. I had to wait a little. (not, sign the papers) 6. Mr Smith was angry. (damage his car) 7. Sarah was happy. (give a increase in the salary) 8. Our manager was pleased. (conclude an important contract)

3. Make up sentences using the prompts.

He returned to the city. (build the stadium)

When he returned to the city, the stadium had already been built.

1. She arrived at the office. (settle the matter) 2. I got up. (cook breakfast) 3. She came home. (put the child to bed) 4. They arrived at the airport. (announce the flight) 5. He returned to the lab. (complete the test) 6. I rang up the secretary. (sign the documents) 7. I contacted the plant. (deliver the first lot of spare parts)

All the books were sold. (by 5 o'clock)

All the books had been sold by 5 o'clock.

1. He was not given a visa. (by July) 2. The letters were posted. (by the evening) 3. The tests were checked. (by the end of the lesson) 4. The articles were translated. (by Friday) 5. The question was settled. (by the time I returned to the office) 6. The letters were typed. (by the end of the working day) 7. All the goods were shipped. ( by 1 May)

Everything has been arranged. (I didn't know)

I didn't know that everything had already been arranged.

1. The article has been published. (I didn't know) 2. The books haven't been delivered yet. (the librarian said) 3. The journal was lost a few days ago. (we didn't know) 4. The contract has already been signed. (the boss said) 5. The key was not found. (she told me) 6. He was forbidden to drive the car. (we didn't know) 7. The bicycle was broken. (I didn't know) 8. The picture was brought back some days ago. (I learned) 9. He has been told about it several times. (she said) 10. Jane wasn't allowed to take part in the expedition. (I knew) 11. Everything was prepared for the party. (I thought) 12. The letters were posted. (I was sure) 13. All the appointments were cancelled. (I was told) 14. The chief engineer was sent for. (the secretary said) 15. The date of the conference has already been fixed. (they told me)

4. Translate into English.

1. Я была очень рада, когда узнала, что моего сына пригла­сили принять участие в международной конфе-ренции по электронике в Женеве. 2. Мне пришлось подождать. Сек­ретарь сказала, что документы еще не подписаны. 3. Вчера я встретила Аню. Она сказала, что ей прислали посылку, и она идет на почту, чтобы забрать ее. 4. К вечеру все вещи были упакованы. 5. Маленькая Катя была счастлива. Ей подарили коробку шоколада. 6. Она была разочарована. Ей не прислали приглашение на вечер. 7. Когда я вернулся, статью уже перевели. 8. Г-н Браун сказал, что ему уже показали нашу новую модель станка в действии. 9. Секретарь сказала, что каталоги еще не доставили. 10. Стендист сказал, что большой прогресс был достигнут за последние годы в этой области. 11. К 2010 году ассортимент продукции был значительно расширен.