2. Past Tenses

Task 29. Fill in the table with the missed forms of the past tenses:

Past Simple	Past Continuous
+ _________________ - S + didn’t + V1 ? _________________	+ ____________________ - S + wasn’t/weren’t + Ving ? ____________________
Past Perfect	Past Perfect Continuous
+ _________________ - S + hadn’t + V3 ? _________________	+ S + had been + Ving - _____________________ ? _____________________

Task 30. Fill in the table with your own exemplary sentences for the following cases of use of the past tenses:

Past Simple

A finished action in the past: e.g. Succession of past actions: e.g. Simple facts in the past: e.g. Past habits and states: e.g. With ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ to ask about details of past actions: e.g.

Past Continuous

An action which was in progress at a stated time in the past: e.g. Two or more simultaneous past actions: e.g. An action which was in progress when another action interrupted it: e.g. Background information: e.g. Changing or developing situation in the past: e.g. Criticism of repeated actions in the past with ‘always’ and ‘constantly’: e.g.

Past Perfect

An action which happened before a stated time in the past: e.g. An action which happened before another past action: e.g. An action which finished in the past with a visible result (in the past): e.g.

Past Perfect Continuous

An action which started in the past and continued up to some moment in the past or into it: e.g. An action which continued up to some moment with a visible result in the past: e.g.

Task 31. Put the verbs in brackets either into Past Simple or Past Continuous:

1. What _____________ you (do) at 6 p.m. yesterday?

2. Mr. Morris still __________ (sleep) when a late phone call _______ (wake) him up.

3. When Clare __________(arrive) at the theatre, some people __________ (queue) at the box-office.

4. He gradually ___________ (get) older. But he _________ (not want) to be old.

5. How he __________ (manage) to survive?

6. Last Sunday Kathy ________ (take) her father’s car and __________ (drive) to the country.

7. Mum, I _______ (be) a good child? – Yes, but you constantly __________(cry)!

8. When I _______ (go) to school I ________ (live) with my grandparents.

9. While Jeremy _________ (cook) his brother ___________(clean) the room.

10. The sun _________ (shine), a warm wind ________ (blow) when we __________ (start) our journey.

Task 32. Read about one of Jessica’s day. Put the actions in the order of happening on the timeline given below:

1. By the time she played tennis, Jessica had already paid her bills.

2. By the time she spoke to her friend on the phone, she had already had her hair cut.

3. Jessica had already eaten lunch by the time she washed her motorbike.

4. Jessica had already played tennis by the time she ate lunch.

5. By the time Jessica took a shower, she had already had her hair cut and played tennis.

6. By the time Jessica went to the museum, she had already spoken to her friend on the phone.

7. By the time Jessica ate lunch, she had already gone to the museum.

8. Jessica had already played tennis by the time she had her hair cut.

9. By the time Jessica watched TV, she had already paid her bills.

10. Jessica had already watched TV by the time she played tennis.

11. By the time Jessica went to the museum, she had already watched TV.

12. By the time Jessica took a shower, she had already paid her bills.

13. Jessica had already played tennis by the time she spoke to her friend.

14. By the time she washed her motorbike, she had already paid the bills.

15. By the time Jessica had a shower, she had already watched TV.

16. Jessica had already visited the museum by the time she washed her motorbike.

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Task 33. Match the result with its cause and fill in the gaps with Past Perfect Continuous using the verbs in brackets:

Result Cause

1. The grass was wet. a) She _______ (cry).

2. Her eyes were red. b) He ________ (dig) in the garden.

3. I saw an open book on the table. c) It _______ (rain) all night.

4. Dad was very tired. d) She _______ (run).

5. The radio was on. e) He _______ (read).

6. His feet were aching. f) They ________ (have) tea.

7. The teapot was hot. g) Granny _______ (listen) to it.

Task 34. Underline the correct form of the verb. Sometimes two variants are possible:

1. We had been living/lived/had lived in the house for 2 years before we built/was building/ had built this extension.

2. Marco had won/won/was winning the marathon. He had trained/had been training/trained a lot.

3. When I showed/had shown/show him my ticket I had moved/moved/was moving to another seat.

4. They had covered/had been covering/covered 6 miles when they decided/had decided/were deciding to have a rest.

5. John was fixing/had fixed/had been fixing the car when Tina had come/came/was coming into the garage.

6. She knocked/had knocked/was knocking on the door. Then she came/had come/was coming inside.

7. By the time it started/had started/was starting raining she had already returned/already returned/ had already been returning home.

8. He was/had been so puzzled. Never before had he got/did he get/had he been getting into such a strange story.

9. They had dated/had been dating/dated for 6 months before they got/had got/were getting married.

10. It had been/was time to retire. Mrs. Clark had taught/had been teaching/taught for 35 years.

Task 35. Translate into English using Past tenses:

1. Когда ты вчера вернулся домой? – Я вернулся в одиннадцать, когда ты уже заснул.
2. Я готовился вчера к экзамену, поэтому не смог прийти к тебе в гости.
3. Когда я разыскал их адрес, они уже переехали.
4. Стивен чувствовал усталость. Он проработал весь день без перерыва.
5. Отец постепенно выздоравливал. К нему возвращались силы и бодрость.
6. Она вышла из дому и заперла дверь. В этот момент она точно знала, что обратного пути нет.
7. Мы были счастливы. Нам удалось заключить выгодную сделку.
8. Когда ты позвонил, мы как раз обедали.
9. Люси разговаривала с дочерью в машине, когда подвозила ее в школу.
10. На прошлой неделе мы с друзьями ездили загород. Мы решили устроить небольшой пикник.