5.Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Mozart was born in 1756, the son of a professional musician. His father soon 1) (give up) ….gave up…. composing when he recognized his son's musical talent. By the age of three, the young Mozart 2)(learn) ..............to play several pieces of music. While he and his father 3) (travel)…………..round Europe, Mozart met many famous musicians and composers. Before he was 17, he 4)(compose)………….. several operas. While he 5) (visit)………… the Vatican in Rome, he 6) (listen) ............ to a piece of music which, up to this point, the Vatican authorities 7)(keep) ..............secret. No one 8) (publish)…………….. a copy of the piece before, but Mozart 9) (manage)……….. to write it down from memory after he 10) (listen)…………. to it once. By the age of 30 he 11) (become) …………….one of the most famous composers in Europe, and 12) (have) ……………..a large apartment in Vienna, which is now a tourist attraction. It was here that he 13) (write)……………… his famous opera The Marriage ar Figaro. In 1791, while he 14) (work)…………….. on his Requiem, he 15) (fall)…………………. ill and died at the age of 35.

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct past tense of the verb in brackets.

1. A: When…………… (your parents /get married)?

B: I’m not sure. I think it……… (be) in 1986.

2. A: My sister………… (have) a baby yesterday.

B: Congratulations – you’re an aunt!

3. A: When………………………….. (your grandfather retire)?

B: Last January. He …………….. (work) for the same company for 30 years.

4. A: Sheila……………………. (meet) her future husband while she …………. (travel) around Russia.

B: Really? ………………………………….(it be) love at first sight?

5. A: …………………………………… (be Tom) at home when you …………(arrive)?

B: No, he…………………… (already/go out).

6. A: Laura………………. (not come) to the party last night.

B: Really? Why?

A: She ………………. (already/arrange) to do something else.

7. A: We only ………….. (move) here a week ago and I don’t know anybody yet. B: You’ll soon make some new friends.

8. A: …………………………………..(Mary give) birth yesterday?

B: Yes – I heard she …………………… (have) twins.

9. A: You used to live in Italy, didn’t you? How long…………….. (you stay) there?

B: For three years, then we…………………….. (move) to Paris.

10. A: ………………………… (be/there) many people at the wedding reception? B: Yes, a lot. Most of them were people I ……………….. (never see) before.

11. A: We…………….. …… (celebrate) our grandpa’s birthday last Sunday.

B: …………………………(you have) a nice time?

12. A: ……………… (you/be) pleased to see your Uncle Tom again last week?

B: Of course – I……………………(not see) him for about five years.

3. Translate the sentences.

1. Вчера я встретил друга, которого не видел целую вечность. 2. Пока дедушка что-то читал в своем любимом кресле, бабушка вязала, их кот забрался на стол и съел всю сметану. 3. Перед тем как он начал читать эту книгу и выписывать новые слова, он посмотрел все журнальные статьи по этому вопросу. 4. Я начал искать свою машину с полицией, хотя до этого четыре дня пытался найти ее с помощью своих друзей. 5. Где вы вчера были в девять вечера? В это время мы обсуждали план нашей работы. 6.Он много путешествовал, прежде чем написать эту книгу. 7. Вы поблагодарили его за подарок? Да. Еще вчера. 8. Вы жили здесь три года назад? Тогда я жил в Лондоне. Мы переехали сюда в 1995. 9. Я ждал вас с шести часов. Почему вы не пришли вовремя? Моя машина сломалась. 10. Вчера я пришел домой в восемь часов вечера. Когда я вошел, Энн смотрела телевизор. Она уже видела этот фильм, но хотела посмотреть еще раз. 11. когда Джо шел по улице, он увидел человека, которого он давно не встречал. 12. Он научился читать в пять лет. До того как, он пошел в школу, он прочитал много книг. 13. Я его видел сегодня в шесть часов вечера. Он еще работал. 14. Они взяли такси и поехали в гостиницу, в которой Том заранее зарезервировал два двухместных и один одноместный номер. Экзаменатор отмечал ошибки красным карандашом.

НЕ ПЕЧАТАТЬ!!!!!!!

QUICKTEST

1. I saw Jim this morning. He ……….. for the bus.

A. was running B. ran C. had been running D. had run

2. Keri was angry. She………….. for Sarah for two hours.

A. waited B. was waiting C. had waited D. had been waiting

3. Andy was relieved to hear that he ……………….the exam.

A. was passing B. passed C. had passed D. had been passing

4. I …………………….. home when I saw Paul.

A. was walking B. had walked C. had been walking D. walked

5. Brian ……………….. how to spell his name at school today.

A. learnt B. had learnt C. was learnt D. used to learn

6. They…………………… their grandparents for a long time.

A. hadn’t visited B. didn’t visit C. weren’t visiting D. wasn’t visiting

7. I ………………………television when the telephone rang.

A. watched B. was watching C. had watched D. were watching

8. Jason…………………… about his new car all day.

A. was thinking B. had been thinking C. were thinking D. used to think

9. I bought the dress because I ……………….something special to wear to the party.

A. wanted B. had wanted C. used to want D. had been wanting

10. The little boy was crying because he……………….his mother.

A. lost B. had lost C. loses D. used to lose

11. Graham ………………… for the company for twenty years before he retired.

A. was working B. had been working C. had worked D. were working

12. Pam……………………..the present and read the card.

A. opened B. had opened C. open D. was opening

13. Lucy …………………. a letter to her friend last night.

A. was writing B. had written C. wrote D. used to write

14. It …………………….. all day and the roads were very wet.

A. rained B. was raining C. had rained D. had been raining

15. Sue……………………………..as she was reading Mary’s letter.

A. was smiling B. smiled C. used to smile D. had smiled

16. When we were younger, we……………… cowboys and Indians.

A. had played B. used to play C. had been playing D. were playing

17. They ……………….. in the park when the storm broke.

A. walked B. was walking C. were walking D. had walked

18. The man………………… for his new car in cash.

A. paid B. used to pay C. was paying D. payed

19. I……………already……breakfast by the time the others woke up.

A. ate B. had eaten C. have eaten D. was eating

20. It………………………for three days when suddenly the sun came out.

A. snowed B. had snowed C. was snowing D. had been snowing

21. Sam ……………………….here for six years before he left to go to university.

A. had worked B. worked C. had been working D. used to work

22. Mary…………… her clothes by hand but now she uses a washing machine.

A. used to washed B. had washed C. used to wash D. were washing

23.Liz ……………………..to the Bahamas for her holidays last year.

A. used to go B. had gone C. went D. was going

24. We ……………………….a film on TV when our guests arrived.

A. was watching B. watched. C. were watching D. had been watching

25. They ……………….. the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video.

A. seen B. saw C. had seen D. used to see

26. The teacher………………….the children a song yesterday.

A. taught B. were teaching C. had taught D. used to teach

27. He ………………… on the train at this time yesterday morning.

A. was sat B. sat C. was sitting D. had been sitting

28. John was very tired. He …………………… all night.

A. wasn’t sleeping B. didn’t sleep C. hadn’t been sleeping D. hadn’t slept

29. There was nothing in the fridge. The kids……………….. everything.

A. had eaten B. ate C. were eating D. had been eating

30. I …………….. to work when I had an accident and hit a tree.

A. drove B. was driving C. had driven D. used to drive

KEYS

1. A

2. D

3. С

4. A

5. A

6. A

7. B

8. A

9. B

10. B

11. B.

12.A

13. C

14. D

15. A

16. B

17. C

18. A

19. B

20. D

21. C

22. C

23. C

24. C

25. C

26. A

27. C

28. C

29. A

30. B