Упражнения на времена.Past Simple, Past Perfect, Passive

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     Упражнение 1. Complete the sentences with the verb in bold in either the Past Simple or the Past Perfect. All the verbs are irregular.

fall

a) Harry_______ in love with a beautiful Greek girl while he was working in Athens.

b) At last there was silence from the back of the car. All the children________asleep.

feel

c) She told me that she __________ sick with nerves before making that speech.

d) Tom _______________ really sorry for himself. Not only had his girlfriend gone off with his best friend, but he didn’t get the promotion he wanted.

have

e) It was clear from the tense atmosphere that Susie and Gary______ yet another row.

f) We____ breakfast on the veranda every morning whilst we were staying in Venice.

tear

g) Camilla_____ his letter into tiny pieces and threw it onto the fire.

h) Johnny’s mother asked him how he his trousers.

cost

i) I didn’t ask the price of Ted’s new car, but I knew it________________ a fortune.

j) It_____________ more to have our word processor fixed than to buy a new one.

fly

k) My father_________ into a temper when he heard I’d failed my exams.

l) I went to visit my brother in Australia.I was nervous because I ____ (never) before.

catch

m) We__________ a taxi outside the restaurant, and it took us to our hotel.

n) She wondered how she___________ a cold in the middle of summer.

be

o) They_______ held hostage for over six weeks when they finally escaped.

p) Talks_____________ held in New York last week to discuss global warming.

    Упражнение 2. Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.

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   A funny thing (1 happen)_________ to me while I was at a local music festival with my boyfriend, who (2 win) ___________ two festival tickets earlier that week. It was Saturday afternoon at about 3 o’clock when we (3 arrive)______________ at the festival and hundreds of people (4 already get) ________________ there. I (5 spend) ___________the first couple of hours just looking at all the different styles of clothes that people (6 wear)__________ and the amazing hairstyles they (7 have)________. At about 7 o’clock, we joined a huge crowd of people at the main stage after one of the most popular bands (8 start) ______________ to play. After about half an hour, I (9 realize) ______________ I wanted to go to the toilet, so I left my boyfriend enjoying the music. It took about ten minutes to walk to the toilets and there was a big queue when I got there. After about three quarters of an hour I (10 make)_______ my way back to the concert. There was an even bigger crowd of people by then, so I just looked for a tall guy with dark hair, jeans, and a black leather jacket, which is what my boyfriend (11 wear)_____________. I spotted a guy who looked like this, pushed my way into the crowd and stood in front of him. After the band (12 finish) ________________ , I turned round to kiss him, and it was only then that I realized he wasn’t my boyfriend! I (13 stand)_________________ with a complete stranger for over an hour. I (14 go)___________________ very red, mumbled an apology and then saw my boyfriend who (15 look) __________________ for me for ages. “Where (16 you_____________ disappear) to?” he asked. He never believed my story!

     Упражнение 3. Complete the sentences with the verbs. The Passive Voice.

The Tower of London.

BUILD

The Tower of London 1_________________ by William the

EXPAND

Conqueror in 1078 as a castle and palace. Since that time it

USE

2____________ to its present size, and 3________________ as

ALLOW

an armoury, a zoo,a royal mint, a prison, and a museum. At the

LOCK

time when it was a prison a lot of people 4__________in the

SHUT UP

Tower for their religious beliefs or suspected treason. Anne

IMPRISON

Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth the First 5______

EXECUTE

there, too. Spies 6______ in the Tower during both World Wars.

BEHEAD

Some of the prisoners 7______ to walk in the grounds, live in

KEEP/SHOW

comfortable rooms and receive visitors. Many convicted

SITUATE

8________ on Tower Hill.They 9_________ with the block and

KEEP

axe, which 10_________ and_______________ in the Tower

GUARD

Armoury now.____________ at the Tower. The Jewel House

USE

11____________ at the Tower. The collection of the Crown.

CONTAIN

Jewels 12_______ in it. Saint Edward’s Crown, the Imperial

MAKE

State Crown, and the Royal scepter 13____________ there.


Saint Edward’s Crown 14______ for the coronation ceremonies.


3000 precious jewels 15___________ in the Imperial State


In 1671 a daring attempt 16________ to the Crown Jewels steal


by a man named Captain Blood.


 

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Answers

Exercise 1.

a) fell, b) had fallen, c) had left/felt, d) felt, e) had had, f) had, g) tore, h) had tom, i) had cost, j) cost, k) flew, 1) had never flown, m) caught, n) had caught,o) had been, p) were.

Exercise 2.

1 happened, 2 had won, 3 arrived, 4 had already got, 5 spent, 6 were wearing, 7 had, 8 started / had started, 9 realized, 10 made, 11 was wearing, 12 finished, 13 had been standing, 14 went, 15 had been looking, 16 did you disappear.

Exercise 3.

1 was built, 2 has been expanded, 3 has been used, 4 were locked, 5 were shut up, 6 were imprisoned, 7 were allowed, 8 were publicly executed, 9 were beheaded, 10 are kept and shown, 11 is situated, 12 is kept, 13 are guarded, 14 is used, 15 are contained, 16 was made.

 



 

 

 
 
 
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