5 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 1) Margaret ... (to be) angry with Jim because he ... (to break) her cup
yesterday. 2) The fire ... (to destroy) half of the forest in our region last
month. 3) A year ago Tom ... (not to be) old enough to get a driving
license. 4) The secretary ... (to cancel) the meeting yesterday because
the chief engineer ... (not to return) from his business trip. 5) When ...
the accident ... (to happen)? — It ... (to happen) just half an hour ago.
But it ... (not to be) the driver’s fault. A dog ... (to run) out onto the
road and the driver ... (to do) his best to avoid hitting the dog. 6) ... you ...
(to go) for a picnic last Sunday, Mike? — Yes, we ..., but we ... (not to
enjoy) it. The weather ... (to spoil) suddenly and it ... (to start)
raining, so we ... (to return) home. 7) Why ... you ... (to ring) me up
yesterday evening, Nick? — I ... (to want) to tell you about the changes
in out timetable for the next week. 8) Who ... (to invite) you to the
concert, Helen? — Phil. He ... (to manage) to buy two tickets yesterday
and ... (to suggest) my going with him. 9) Who ... Julia ... (to prepare)
the documents for yesterday? — She ... (to prepare) the documents for
the lawyer and ... (to leave) them on her desk. 10) What souvenirs ...
Bill... (to bring) from his last trip to India? — Well, he ... (to buy) a nice
scarf for his sister and some beautiful plates for his friends. He also ... (to
bring) a box of wonderful Indian tea.
6 Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Past Simple
Tense.
1) Peter always ... (to drive) to the office but I... (not to see) his car at
the parking yesterday.— Something ... (to be) wrong with his car
yesterday and Peter ... (to get) to the office by metro.2) ... you always ...
(to have) lunch so late? — No, we usually ... (to have) lunch at one
o’clock, but I... (to be) very busy yesterday and ... (to have) lunch only
at three o’clock. 3) Why ... Frank ... (not to phone) me yesterday? —
Well, he ... (to go) to the village to visit his grandparents and ... (to
leave) his mobile phone at home. He sometimes ... (to forget) to take
his mobile phone and I can’t get in touch with him. 4) Who usually ... (to
help) your mother with the house chores? — Well, we all ... (to help) her.
My sister usually ... (to do) the washing-up and ... (to go) shopping and
I ... (to tidy) my room. Last week our parents ... (to go) on a tour and we
... (to do) all the house chores ourselves. 5) ... you ... (to listen) to news
an hour ago, Tony? — No, I ... . Why? — Some men ... (to rob) a bank in
the morning and ... (to kill) a security guard. 6) What magazine ... Pam
... (to buy) yesterday? — She ... (to buy) «Fashion». She always ... (to
buy) it to keep up with the latest fashionable trends. 7) Who ... you ...(to
bring) this funny clown for from your last trip? — Oh, I... (to bring) it
for my niece. She ... (to collect) dolls and I always... (to bring) her
some dolls from different countries. 8) How many mistakes ... Jessica ...
(to make) in her last test? — Two or three. She usually ... (to write)
tests well, but last time she ... (to be) a bit absent-minded. 9) ... Roger ...
(to book) a hotel for us yesterday? — No, he ... . He ... (to ask) me to
book rooms but I ... (to forget) about it. 10) ... you ... (to find) your pass
to the swimming pool last Friday? — Yes, I It... (to be) in the drawer
of my desk under the papers.
