A. Past Perfect
Exercise 1. Open the brackets using the Past Perfect:
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1. He (to do) all the work by 5 o’clock yesterday.
2. The pupils (not to write) the composition before the bell rang.
3. He went for a walk after he (to do) his lessons.
4. He (to finish) the work by the time you came?
5. When he went out, he remembered that he (to leave) his keys at home.
6. The delegation (to arrive) by last Sunday.
7. I already (to have) dinner when my friend came.
8. The lecture (to begin) by the time I entered the room.
9. When I rang, she already (to leave).
10. The students (to pass) their last exam by the 26th of June.
Exercise 2. Make up short dialogues, using the Past Perfect:
1. Had you studied psychology before he entered the University?
2. Had your classes already begun when you came to the University?
3. Had you done your lessons by this time yesterday?
4. Why hadn’t you invited me to the cinema?
5. How many English books had you read by the end of the year?
6. Had you arrived at the station by 6 o’clock?
7. Had you packed your things by the time the taxi arrived?
8. Had you translated this article by that time?
Exercise 3. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
Student A: Student B:
1. We had prepared our exercises by 7 o’clock.
2. I had found this book by the time you phoned me.
3. She had packed her things by that time.
4. He had left before I came back.
5. They had repaired the roof by Monday.
6. She wanted to know how I had got her telephone number.
7. My mother had prepared dinner by 2 o’clock.
8. The children went to bed after they had done their lessons.
Exercise 4. Answer the following questions using the Past Perfect:
Student A: Student B:
1. Why couldn’t you get into the flat? (to lose the key).
2. Why did she refuse to go to the cinema with you? (to see the film).
3. Why didn’t you see Ann on Sunday? (to go for a weekend).
4. Why did you come so soon from your holiday? (to spend all the money).
5. Why didn’t you cook the salad? (not to buy vegetables).
6. Why didn’t you ring Tom up? (to quarrel with him).
7. Why were you late for classes yesterday? (to miss the 8 o’clock train).
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences:
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1. Roger came to the theatre (когда пьеса уже началась).
2. They thought that (она ещё не пришла).
3. He couldn’t believe that we (сделали это сами).
4. Did you see him after (он закончил университет)?
5. The girl felt easier after she (поговорила с мамой).
6. When Mother came home (дети уже легли спать).
7. She didn’t want to speak to him (после того, как они поссорились).
8. When she arrived at the station (поезд уже ушёл).
9. We walked home after (закончили работу в саду).
10. I went to the beach after (они ушли).
Exercise 6. Translate into English:
1. Когда вы пришли, я уже выполнил своё домашнее задание. 2. К двум часам все уже прибыли на вокзал. 3. К тому времени, как моя сестра позвонила, гости ещё не собрались. 4. Сколько страниц этой книги они перевели к концу прошлой недели? 5. Ты закончил вою работу к этому времени вчера, не так ли? 6. Что вы уже подготовили к тому времени? 7. Кто уже сдал экзамены к тому моменту? 8. Дождь уже прекратился, когда мы вышли из дома. 9. Он уже разговаривал по-испански к концу года. 10. Я думала, они переехали на новую квартиру.
