Past Perfect Passive

1. Listen and imitate.

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 accepted to college. 5. By 5 o'clock the experiment had already been completed. 6. They realized 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, send 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)

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 came to the Institute. (show the new film) 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)

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

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

1. He was not sent 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)

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

I didn't know everything had 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. (self check )

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 видел нашу новую модель станка в действии. 9. Секретарь сказала, что каталоги еще не доставили. 10. Стендист сказал, что за последние годы в этой области был достигнут большой прогресс.