Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous in the following sentences
1. Judy had the feeling that everyone ________________(to look) at her, and she _________________(to lower) her eyes. 2. She ________________(to be) on her guard because he always________________(to tease) her. 3. It ________________(to be) suddenly clear to me that Eve ________________(to act) a part and________________(to amuse) herself at our expense. 4. Lucy ________________(to ask) constantly me to lunch and dine with her and once or twice a year ________________(to invite) to spend a week-end at her house in the country. 5. I ________________(to hear) a telephone ringing when I ________________(to come) up in the lift. 6. Sir Henry looked into the lounge. In the lounge Hugo McLean ________________(to do) a crossword puzzle and ________________(to frown) a good deal over it. 7. While we ________________(to stay) motionless, the door ________________(to open) and her brother ________________(to come) out. 9. He ________________(to be) captain of a ship which ____________(to sail) that night to Odessa. 10. She ________________(to take) a cushion, ________________(to put) it behind and ________________(to lean) back.
Put the verbs into the right past tense (the Past Simple or the Past Continuous)
1. Kate _______________(to show) her friends around the new house.
2. John_______________( to do) the turn-out from 3 till 5 yesterday. 3. When we _______________ (to enter) the University hall we______________(to see) the time-table of the entrance exams. 4. My little brother _______________ (to put) down his clothes on the chair tidily and _________________ (to feel) very proud of himself. 5. They __________________ (to be) lucky to buy the newly developed detergent which _________________(to remove) the dirt, coffee and fruit stains easily. 6. I could not come to the lesson yesterday because I to consult) the doctor at the policlinic at the time. 7. Nick ________________(to write) an essay on one of the books he_________________(to like) best of all. 8. She couldn’t answer the telephone call at once because she ________________ (to cook) at the moment.
10.4 Connect the two sentences into one using “when” or “while”.
1. I polished the shoes. The bell rang.
2. I shook out the rugs in the yard. He saw his friends.
3. Jane tidied up the flat. Her father returned from the office.
4. We cooked dinner. One of the girls broke the plate.
5. My friend washed the linen in the washing-machine. Lights went off.
6. Helen washed up. Her friend offered his help.
7. Barbara painted the garage door. Philip dug up the trees in the garden.
8. I stood in the line. I saw an acquaintance of mine.
10.5 Agree with the following sentences and say why using sentences with emotional colouring.
Example: She said she was tired.
Whenever I came she was always doing something about the house.
1. She liked to take photos of cats and dogs.
2. She was very good at cooking.
3. Peter again lost the book from the library.
4. Helen didn’t like her room-mate.
5. Nick got only excellent marks last term.
6. We were displeased with our friend.
7. We were told that Jack wouldn’t come on time.
8. It was easy to deal with Kate.
9. Nelly made good progress in English.
10. In the restaurant we decided to order a beefsteak.
11. Ann was always scolding her brother.
Translate into English.
1. Что ты делала, пока я мыла посуду?
2. Он постучал в дверь, когда мы обедали.
3. Вчера в это время я слушала интересную лекцию по литературе.
4. Пока я накрывала на стол, дети умывались.
5. С десяти до одиннадцати я работала в лаборатории.
6. Она разговаривала с гостями и накрывала на стол.
7. Пока ребёнок спал, она готовила обед.
8. Когда он позвонил, мы уже уходили из дома.
9. Она осталась дома, потому что шёл сильный дождь.
10. Когда ребёнок проснулся, она разговаривала по телефону.
The Past Perfect Tense.
The Past Perfect is used:
1) to denote an action completed before a certain moment in the past. The moment may be indicated by another past action expressed by a verb in the Past Simple or an adverbial phrase.
Fortunately the rain had stopped before they started.
By 6 o’clock yesterday they have already finished their work.
The definite moment can be understood by the situation.
She had put her knitting and was looking at her niece in surprise.
2) to denote an action which began before a definite moment in the past, continued up to that moment and was still going on at that moment. In this case either the starting point is indicated (the conjunction since is used) or the whole period of duration (the preposition for is used). The Past Perfect is often used instead of Past Perfect Continuous with the verbs which are not used in the continuous aspect.
He knew it—he had known it for some time already.
They hadn’t spoken to each other for three days.
3) to denote the completion of an action (not necessarily the priority).
He waited until she had found the key.
4) in written speech with the conjunctions hardly …when, scarcely …when, no sooner …than.
Hardly had I entered the room, when I smelt something burning.
No sooner had they arrived, than they were asked to go to the headmaster.