1. The flat was dirty. They hadn't cleaned it for weeks.
2. I was sad when I sold my car because I had been having it for a very long time.
3. I knew all those facts because I had read about it in the report.
4. My stomach ached because I had eaten too much at the party.
5. He was very nervous at the beginning of the match because he had never played in the prime league before.
6. The roads were wet and dangerous because it had been raining all night.
7. When I arrived at the party, Ann had already left.
8. We were good friends, and we had known each other for a long time.
9. They had been walking for five hours before they reached the village.
10. I had been feeling sleepy all day, so I had to drink a lot of coffee.
Упражнение 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.
I (have known) her for six years.
I (knew) him when I was at school.
He (lived) in Paris from 1997 to 2000.
He (has lived) in New York since 2001.
Where's Pete? I (have not seen) him for ages.
I (did not see) Pete last night.
We (were) at primary school from 1993 to 1998.
We (have been) in this class since September.
I (have not watched) this video yet.
I (did not watch) a video at the weekend.
Упражнение 2. Choose the correct verb form (Past Simple or Past Continuous) to complete the sentences.
The film was rubbish, so we left the cinema and went to the cybercafé.
I didn’t like the program we were watching, so I turned off the TV.
Dave rang me while I was doing my homework.
As I was falling asleep, I heard a strange noise.
I dropped my keys while I was running for the bus.
The competition judges didn’t know whose food they were tasting.
Упражнение 3. Выберите правильную форму страдательного залога
1) This book (republish) by the end of September.
will have been republished
2) The doctor said that Tommy`s leg (X-rayed) the following day.
would be X-rayed
3) A police car came when the injured man (carry off) the road.
was being carried off
4) I (bear) in a small Russian town not far from Samara.
was born
5) The thief (arrest) late last night.
was arrested
6) The announcement (make) tomorrow.
will be made
7) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I (be) Charles Trump.
am
8) I (report) from BBC news headquarters.
am reporting
9) Earlier this evening an earthquake hit Cairo, Egypt. Many people (kill);
are killed
10) many more (injure)
are injured
11) and much of the city (destroy).
is destroyed
