ОТ I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of Past
Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous Tenses.
1. The incident (to happen) the other day.
2. Her name was Helen. She (to be) a widow for fifteen years
and had no children.
3. When we (to leave) home, the rain already (to stop).
4. When I (to graduate) from the University my elder brother
(to work) for a foreign company for two years.
5. Yesterday I (to find) a book I (to look for) so long.
6. When you (to go) to the cinema last?
7. They (to live) in Canada for a few years and then (to move)
to Australia.
8. You (to wait) for half an hour before the taxi came.
9. All night long the stars (to glitter).
10. What you (to do) when I (to come in)?
11. When I (to leave) the university, it (to rain) heavily.
12. When John (to return) home, he (to see) his younger
brother who (to do) his homework.
13. Nick said that he (to write) all day and (not to eat) anything.
14. We (to work) in the garden for some hours when it began
to rain.
15. I (to see) Irene yesterday at the stores: she and Mr. Smith
(to have) a nice little talk.
16. Robert (to talk) to some of the other guests when Nick
(to come in).
17. She hoped I (to pay) for the tickets.
18. When we (to come) the plane (to take off).
19. By the end of last month they (not to complete) the experiment yet.
20. Ann’s grandfather (to found) his firm in 1901.