9. Open the brackets using the Past Indefinite, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous Tenses:

1. He (to work) there some time when that dreadful accident (to happen). 2. He told us they (to live) in this district since they had left Paris. 3. Obviously she was affronted because she (not to be taken) fully into her husband's confidence. 4. The poor woman complained she (to have) trouble with her eldest son for a long time. 5. The waiter assured me that he (to look) for the watch everywhere. 6- They (to walk) in the garden for an hour when the storm broke out. 7. The old lady (to be) sound asleep when the shell exploded. 8. When we (to come) home, we (to find) that someone (to break) into the garage and (to steal) the car. 9. The young girl who (to look) at me ever since I had come into the room, suddenly rose and left. 10. How your boss (to find) out that you (to come) to work so late? 11. By that time the twins already (to sleep) for two hours. 12. When he (to come) back to his native village he (to be told) that his old mother (to die) and his sister (to leave) England and (to go) to the States. 13. We were informed she (to learn) better since we had got her a help. 14. Although she (to feel) very poorly all the day she (to decide) to go out in the evening. 15. When they (to open) the safe, they (to find) that someone already (to take) the documents.

10. Replace the infinitives by the Past Perfect, the Past Perfect Continuous or the Past Indefinite as required:

1. They (to drive) in the car for many hours before they (to come) to the crossroads. 2. The scientists (to carry) out dozens of experiments before they (to achieve) satisfactory results. 3. The violinist (to practice) the passage hour after hour until he (to master) it at last. 4. At last the postman (to bring) the letter which I (to expect) several weeks. 5. He told me he (not to see) much of her since he (to move) to another. 6. When I (to arrive) he (to stay) at the same hotel where we first (to meet). He (to tell) me he (to wait) for me for some time already. 7. He (to consult) his watch nervously several times before he (to see) her at the end of the platform. 8. He (to write) and (to tear) up more than one letter when at last he (to find) the necessary form of address. 9. My watch (to keep) good time before I (to drop) it. 10. At the end of the week the fishermen (to think) they (to sail) long enough to reach the shore, and as there (to be) no land in sight, they (to understand) that they (to lose) their course and (to follow) the wrong route.) 11. It (not to rain) for more than two months, and the fruits (to fall) before they (to become) ripe, when one August night the people (to be roused) by the sound of heavy drops beating against the roofs and window-panes. With the rain there (to come) hope.

Test 1

Choose the right variant:

1. Bryansk was first mentioned in the chronicles in …

1. 1146

2. 1147

3. 856

2. The total area of Bryansk is … square kilometers.

1. 345

2. 226

3. 224

3. A shipyard was founded by … in Bryansk.

1. Ivan the Terrible

2. Peter I

3. Yury Dolgoruky

4. The first dwellings appeared in the surroundings of …

1. the Pokrovskaya Hill

2. the Hill of Immortality

3. the Bowl Mound

5. Bryansk is oten called a city of …

1. Partisan Glory

2. Immortal City

3. Partisan Glade

6. The Crystal museum in Dyatkovo represents …

a. The classical traditions of the Russian artistic glassmaking

b. Relicts of the war

c. The collection of toys

7. What can you see at the base of the monument in the Partisan Square?

1. An eternal flame

2. Flowers

3. Obeliscs

8. What is the park named after Tolstoj famous for?

1. Its museum

2. Sculptures made of wood

3. Old trees

9. How many theatres are there in Bryansk?

1. 5

2. 2

3. 3

10. What were the post war years for Bryansk?

1. The period of second birth

2. The period of decline

3. The period of rebuilding

Test 2

Choose the right variant:

1. The soldiers were very tired. They … an indomitable barrier.

1. had been erecting

2. had erected

3. have been erecting

2. The invaders … to ashes many cities before they … .

1. had burnt, stopped

2. has been burning, were stopped

3. had burnt, were stopped

3. We … part in the demonstration for 3 hours already.

1. have been taking

2. has taken

3. took

4. The city … very quickly since it … many years ago.

1. has developed, reappeared

2. developed, has been reappearing

3. has been developing, reappeared

5. Partisan Detachments … all the people by the end of the war.

1. had liberated

2. has liberated

3. liberated

6. My parents … at the Bryansk Arsenal since we … to Bryansk.

1. are working, have moved

2. have worked, had moved

3. have been working, moved

7. They … in the forest for 2 hours before they … to the Partisan Glade.

1. were wandering, had come

2. had been wandering, came

3. wandered, have come

8. He … to work at the Machine Building Plant after he … at the Bryansk Technological Academy for 5 years.

1. began, had been studying

2. has begun, studied

3. had been beginning, studied

9. Why are you late? – I … with my friends on the Pocrovskaya Hill for 2 hours.

1. have been walking

2. have walked

3. walked

10. The students … just the Bowl Mound.

1. have visited

2. had been visiting

3. visited