А 1. I (to be) never to this city. 2. I (to be) in this city last year. 3. You (to be) ever to England? 4. You (to be) to England last year? 5. We (to finish) already our design. 6. I (to finish) my design last week. 7. I (to see) the dean today. 8. I (to see) the dean last Friday. 9. When you (to finish) school? 10. You (to read) this book? 11. When you (to read) this book? 12. I (to see) just him, he must be somewhere here. 13. We (to make) three reports this month. 14. I (to make) the report a few days ago. 15. He already (to graduate) from the Institute.
B 1. I never (to hear) this story from my father. 2. He (to be) a reader of this magazine for years. 3. She (to be) ill last week. 4. I cannot tell you whether I like this book, as I not (to read) it. 5. My mother not (to come) home yet. 6.I (to be) there last year. 7. When you last (to see) him? 8. I cannot give you this book as I (to give) it to Ann. When you (to give) it to her? 9. The child (to be) quite all right for the last two weeks. 10. It is cold today. The weather (to change) since yesterday. 11. You ever (to visit) this picture gallery? 12. I (to lose) my textbook and cannot remember when I last (to see) it. 13. Where... (you, be) this morning? I rang you up several times before midday. 14. He... (go) to South America about two months ago. 15. What... (happen) to you yesterday?
C 1. Не never (to be) in Germany. 2. He (not to answer) my letter. 3. My mother (to go) to the country a month ago. 4. His brother not (to go) to school yesterday. 5. Where you (to be) last night? 6. You (to receive) a letter from your father this week? 7. I (to see) Ann on Wednesday. 8. My mother just (to go) out. 9. She never (to read) this book. 10. I (not to come) to you yesterday
because I (to be) very busy. 11. When you (to write) a letter to your friend? — I (to write) a letter to him this week. 12. How many books you (to read) this week? 13. I (to be) at the theatre five or six times last month. 14. I (to reply) to his letter today. 15. I'm a great traveller: I... (visit) over thirty countries.
D 1. They (lose) their way. 2. The old woman (fall) as she was crossing the street. 3. I (speak) to him about it over and over again. 4. I (speak) to him about it yesterday. 5. He (be) in Vienna several times. 6. We (have) a bad storm the day before yesterday. 7. The Browns are not a home. I believe they just (leave). 8. Up to the present time I never (visit) this museum. 9. You never (be) to Paris? No, I never (be) there. 10. (Be) you in Paris last spring? Yes, I (be) there in April.
11. The other day I (meet) our mutual friend Henry, and he (tell) me about your marriage. 12. She is very ill, she (not be) here for two weeks. 13. They (live) here for the last seven years. 14. The doctor (come). He is waiting for you in the next room. 15. He (lead) the partisans to battle.
E 1. They (go) home after the concert last night. 2. I (not meet) him for three months. 3. (Read) you the papers this morning? 4. I (catch) him just as he was rushing out. 5. Her husband is a very nice man. I (like) him ever since I (meet) him. 6. The workers (choose) my brother as their delegate. 7. This house (belong) to a rich widow up to the present time. 8. I (tell) him to write this letter at once. 9. When the bell rang, all the children (jump) from their seats and (run) out. 10. We (sit) here for two hours. 11. When I last saw her, she (decide) to join her family in New York. 12..... (you, sleep) well last night? 13. Where... (you, be) until now? 14.... (you, see) John at ten o'clock? 15. I... (do) enough: now I'm going to have a rest.
F 1. Many people... (never, see) snow. 2.... (you, ever, meet) Mrs. Orfrey? No? Then let me introduce you to her. 3. Who... (discover) America? 4. Where... (I, put) my pen? I had it near me just now. 5. I... (see) George a couple of minutes ago. 6. I... (just, meet) your uncle. 7. I... (lose) my spectacles, do help me to find them. 8. Now I.„ (finish) my work, please have a look at it. 9. The kettle... (boil), so I will make the tea. 10. I... (never, see) such a mess as this! 11. Last week we... (make) an excursion. 11. During the last few weeks I... (be) very busy. 12. During the last week of his life Paracelsus... (be) very ill. 13. During this last century, scientists... (invent) many things. 14. Since 1900, women's fashions... (change) a lot. 15. Wait a minute! I... (not, yet, finish) my meal!
G 1. I never (take) sugar with my coffee. 2. He (go) abroad last week. 3. This girl never (see) the sea. 4. You (meet) him last night? I (not see) him for three weeks. 5. My mother (not come) home yet. She never (come) home before three o'clock. 6. My father often (go) out of town on business trips. 7. I (speak) to him about them yesterday. 8. In the afternoon I always (work) until four o'clock. 9. We (not play) tennis together since last May. 10. Clara (be born) in Germany. 11. You ever (visit) New York? 12. We just (finish) this chapter. 13. He (cross) the country last summer. 14. When I last (see) him, he (live) in Stockholm. 15. He (must) write a difficult exercise yesterday.
Past Perfect Tense
| had + III форма глагола |
Past Perfect выражает действие, совершившееся ранее другого действия в прошлом: We had read the book before we saw the film. Или же момент, до которого совершилось действие может быть выражен обстоятельственным словом с предлогом by: I had finished my work by Saturday.
1. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык. 1. The rain had begun before we arrived home. 2. We saw the film after we had read the book. 3. My brother went to Moscow after he had passed his examinations. 4. We had accepted their invitation before we learnt the news. 5. We were sure that Ann had begun learning English. 6. She had written the report by 6 o’clock. 7. The meeting had been over by 7:30. 8. I have finished my scientific work by Monday. 9. He said that he had attended the lecture that day.