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I.
Put
the verbs in the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
1.
I
… (walk) home after the party yesterday.
a)
walked b) was walking
2.
When
you … (phone), I … (play) a new computer game.
a)
were
phoning, played b) phoned, was
playing
3.
While
I … (work) in the garden I … (find) a kitten.
a)
worked,
was finding b) was working , found
4.
When
I … (arrive) my son … (have) dinner.
a)
arrived,
was having b) was arriving, had
5.
While
we … (work) my dog … (hurt) its leg.
a)
were
working, hurt b) worked, was hurting
II.
Put
the verbs in the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1.
I
… (come) back last month.
a)
came
b) had
come
2.
It
was quite a time since they last … (meet).
a)
met b) had met
3.
When
she … (come) to the station, the train … (leave) already.
a)
came,
had left b) had come, left
4.
Tim
… (do) already his work when his mother … (phone) him.
a)
had
done, phoned b) did, had phoned
5.
The
terrible hurricane … (destroy) all the houses by that time.
a)
destroyed b) had destroyed
III.
Choose
the right form of the verb.
1.
What
… you (do) if he won a million pounds?
a)
would
… have done b) would … do
2.
If
the weather was bad, we … (not go) out.
a)
would
not go b) would not have gone
3.
If
you had done that, you … (be) all right.
a)
would
have been b) would be
4.
I
would have gone out if my mother … (not be) at home.
a)
wasn't b) hadn't been
5.
If
you … (not come) so early they … (not get up).
IV.
Report
the following sentences. Mind the word order and tenses.
1.
“Go
home!” said my father to me.
2.
“Are
you having your classes tomorrow?” asked Mum.
3.
“Where
do you go on vacations?” said the aunt.
4.
“We
have English classes twice a week”, said the boy.
5.
“He
has invented a lot of useful things”, said the man.
V.
Make
new sentences from ones using Direct Speech.
1.
She told them that she had never been to London.
2.
Jane
told me she would advertise a new shampoo on TV.
3.
He asked me if I had taken part in the football match.
4.
She asked me where I lived.
5.
He asked his classmates to wait for him (И ПЕРЕВОД)
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
1. a) walked 2. b) phoned, was playing 3. b) was working , found4. a) arrived, was having 5. a) were working, hurt
1.a) came 2. a) met 3. a) came, had left 4. a) had done, phoned 5. b) had destroyed
1. b) would … do 2. a) would not go 3. a) would have been 4. b) hadn't been
5. hadn't come, wouldn't have got up
1. My father told me to go home.
2. Mum asked me if I was having my classes the next day.
3. My aunt asked me where I went on vacations.
4. The boy said that they had English classes twice a week.
5. The man said that he had invented a lot of useful things.
1. I have never been to London.
2. I will advertise a new shampoo on TV.
3. Did you take part in the football match?
4. Where do you live?
5. Please, wait for me.