1. Определите форму глагола.

1) When she was young she danced a lot.

2) He was driving home when his car broke down.

3) He was reading while I was sleeping.

4) She was dizzy. She had been working on the computer all night.

5) My sister was upset because she had lost her job.

6) I had been waiting for an hour before they came.

7) He went to the doctor because his leg had been aching for two days.

8) I used to go to school on foot.

9) He sealed the letter, put a stamp on it and posted it.

10) They were writing the test the whole morning.

2. Выберите нужную форму.

1) What were you doing/ did you do when the fire started?

2) She broke/ was breaking her leg when she slipped and landed on ice.

3) I have seen him/ saw him in the office today.

4) I have lived/ lived in Petersburg for two years. Now I am moving to Moscow.

5) My son has just left/ left the college.

6) The criminal got on the motorbike and had ridden/ rode away.

7) While mom was cooking/ cooked I talked/ was talking on the phone.

8) Nobody knew where he has come/ had come from.

9) I was walking/ walked home when I noticed some man who was trying/ tried to break into this house.

10) She used to/ would live in the country when she was little.

3. Раскройте скобки.

1) My father ( work) for this firm for 20 years. Then he (get) a job in a bank.

2) I (start) learning the language when I (be) six.

3) Although I (live) in the city for three years now I ( use) to it.

4) When we arrived most delegates already (leave).

5) They (travel) to Norway last summer.

6) As I (walk) home from work I (run) into my boss.

7) He was upset because he (fail) the exam.

8) I took a bath and (go) to bed at 11.

9) The last time I (see) him was two months ago.

10) He (read) out the data while I (write) it down.

4. Поставьте предложения в отрицательную форму.

1) I had written three letters by 10 o'clock.

2) She was translating the text while the others were playing football.

3) He continued his journey after he had changed the tyre.

4) He had been working for five years as a middle manager before he became a top manager.

5) She was walking down the street when the car stopped next to her.

6) They received the telegram at 10 o'clock that evening.

7) They were still discussing the plan at midnight.

8) James Dean made several films with Natalie Wood.

9) We always went to work by bus.

10) We had been living in this house for five years before we decided to move.

5. Поставьте вопросы к следующим предложениям.

1) I found some old books in this shop a month ago.

2) He went to the conference last month.

3) University staff met with the first year students yesterday.

4)The secretary told us about the meeting.

5) They had been working on this problem for years before they found a solution.

6) When he came in they were arguing about his proposal.

7) A lot of people were running down the street.

8) The rain had started before we got home.

9) By September he had accepted the management's offer to take the position.

10) He had been dreaming of becoming a customs officer for some time before he entered the Academy.