I. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

I. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect

At 10 o’clock last Monday morning 71-year-old Jim Preston (1) (to be) in the bank. He just (2) (to take) some money and (3) (to talk) to his friend in the queue. Suddenly the man standing at the front of the queue (4) (to pull out) a gun from his bag, (5) (to point) it at the cashiers and (6) (to tell) everyone to lie down. Everyone (7) (to lie) down. The man (8) (to order) the cashier to fill his bags with money. While the cashier (9) (to get) the money, Mr.Preston suddenly (10) (to step) forward and (11) (to say) , ‘Put that down! Stop frightening people and go away.’ The man (12) (to leave) immediately and the police (13) (to arrest) him soon afterwards. When they (14) (to interview) Peter Perkins, the robber, he told the police that he (15) (to be) so surprised by Mr.Preston that he (16) (to run) away.

The local council (17) (to give) Mr.Preston an award for bravery. He (18) (to say) that it (19) (to happen) so quickly that he (20) (not to have) time to feel scared.

Yesterday the jugde (22) (to sentence) Perkins who (21) (to commit) several other crimes over the past three years to twelve years in prison.

Изучите еще раз листочек с предлогом BY и попробуйте перевести следующие предложения.

1. К тому времени как мы встретились, она знала последние новости.

2. К тому времени как мы встретились, она посмотрела последний фильм Спилберга.

3. К тому времени как мы встретились, она уже хорошо знала китайский.

4. К тому времени как мы встретились, она работала в крупном банке юристом.

5. К тому времени как мы встретились, она учила китайский пять лет.

Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.

1.Their friends (to call) for them before they (to be) ready.

2. We (to have) to stay at the station for the night because we (to miss) the last train.

3. She (to slip) the letter into her pocket when her friend (to enter) the room.

4. He (to finish) his work before you (to come).

5. Our grandfather (to show) us the office when he (to work).

6. After we (to have) supper my sister (to wash up) the dishes.

7. The engineer (to finish) his experiments by the end of the last week.

8. By the first of September all the students (to come) to the city.

9.1 (not to want) to go to the cinema as I (to see) this film.

10. It (to be) nine o’clock and we (to come) to her room two hours before, as we (to do) often on those winter evenings.

11. No sooner we (to put down) our glasses than the waiter (to refill) them.

12. Hardly she (to come) home when her friends (to ring) her up.

13.1 (to meet) my friend before I (to be) a fortnight in Paris.

14. He could not meet me. He (not to be) well for a few weeks.

15. Paying for what he (not to eat) he (to leave) the cafe.

16. She (to fall) ill and her friend (to work) for her.

17. The other children who (to grow) with him (to be) still the same.

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