ФОРМЫ ПРОШЕДШЕГО ВРЕМЕНИ

I. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. How long ago (had you taken / did you take) extension courses?

2. Mr. Billbord (had been thinking / thought) his decision over during the lunch break.

3. My assistant (typed / was typing) a letter when the telephone (rang / was ringing).

4. When (did she choose / had she chosen) to take a course in management?

5. Mr. Bronx (was / had been) the Chief Executive of the company for twenty years before he (had retired / retired).

6. Yesterday I (phoned / had phoned) the bank about my overdraft.

7. When I (looked / was looking) for the documents, I suddenly remembered I (left / had left) them in my briefcase at home.

8. The applicants were happy to hear that they (passed / had passed) the centralized test successfully.

9. When I (arrived / was arriving) at the office Ms Flick (waited / was waiting) for me.

10. While I (had / was having) lunch I (looked / was looking) through the financial newspapers and (saw / had seen) that the company’s investments (grew / had grown) by 10%.

 

II. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. They … a lot of useful contacts during their business trip to India.

a. made b. have made c. was making d. had made

2. We … completely satisfied as not all our requirements had been met.

a. didn’t be b. weren’t c. hadn’t been d. haven’t been

3. What … the managing director … you when you were in his office?

a. did; tell b. has; told c. had; told d. was; telling

4. He … to work at this time yesterday morning.

a. drove b. had driven c. was driving d. has been driving

5. Mrs. Smithson was furious. She … for her assistant for half an hour.

a. waited c. had waited

b. was waiting d. had been waiting

6. Mr. Wilson was preparing his presentation while his secretary … a report.

a. is typing c. was typing

b. has been typing d. had been typing

7. He … his grammar for two hours yesterday.

a. has been practising c. practised

b. was practising d. had been practising

8. I … about changing my present job for some time before I finally decided.

a. was thinking c. thought

b. had thought d. had been thinking

9. My boss was in despair. His documents … .

a. had disappeared c. have disappeared

b. disappeared d. were disappearing

10. After the Nickersons … the company, they … to make a lot of employees redundant.

a. bought; had started c. had bought; started

b. bought; started d. have bought; have started

11. We … a reliable firm, so we … Samsung.

a. were wanting; had chosen c. had wanted; chose

b. wanted; had chosen d. wanted; chose

12. I … the missing file while I … for some other documents.

a. found; was looking c. found; had looked

b. had found; looked d. was finding; was looking

13. Mr. Johnson … as an engineer for ten years before he … a supervisor.

a. works; has become c. worked; had become

b. had worked; became d. has been working; became

14. By that time she … any more explanation, she … everything.

a. hasn’t needed; understood c. didn’t need; understood

b. hadn’t needed; had understood d. didn’t need; had understood

15. When I met him last week, it was the first time we … each other since we … from the university.

a. have seen; graduated c. saw; had graduated

b. had seen; graduated d. didn’t see; had graduated

III. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в одном из прошедших времён:

1. I already (hear) the latest news before he (communicate) it to me.

2. At the time I (be) twenty-one I (study) English for three years.

3. By the time he (find) what he wanted he (waste) all his personal savings.

4. Fred (not give) any explanation why he (be) late for work.

5. He (keep) his job although the manager (threaten) to dismiss him several times.

6. I (send) her an e-mail just to see how things (go).

7. When we (get) to the airport, we (hear) that they (cancel) all the flights.

8. I always (suspect) that the contract (not be) lawful.

9. My colleague (read) a book in management while I (look) through some economic magazines.

10. Pollyanna (confess) that she (make) an error and (apologize).

11. She (start) writing the introduction to the quarterly report after she (clarify) some points.

12. Susie was upset as she (not manage) to prepare for her English exam.

13. The chairman’s main fault was that he constantly (interrupt) the speakers before they (finish).

14. Their share price (rise) steadily before the merger was announced.

15. They (close down) the factory because it (yield) losses for years.

16. We (make) a careful study of the provisional agreement before we (sign) the contract.

17. When I (get) back after lunch, my secretary (tell) me that somebody (phone) when I (be) out.

18. I (not see) the figures before the meeting, so it (put) me at a disadvantage during the discussion.

19. The Head of Sales (explain) his proposal to the Board of Directors when the Marketing Director (interrupt) him.

20. Our company operates all over Belarus. We (set up) new branches in Moscow and Kiev last year.

21. When the consultant finally (arrive), everyone was rather annoyed with him as he was late and we (wait) for a very long time.

22. Before Miss Wong (become) Mr. Harris’s personal assistant she already (work) in the company for five years.

23. As soon as I (speak) to the customer, I (realize) there had been a misunderstanding.

24. The Seller (send) us an apologetic letter explaining why they (not do) what they (promise).

25. While I (negotiate) the contract, my boss (phone) me to say that I should insist on absolutely different terms.