645. Ex.27. Ask questions of all possible types (general, who/what/why-questions, tag questions, etc.) to the following sentence:

646. We were developing a new market campaign, when we heard news of a takeover bid.

648. The past simple versus the past continuous

650. Ex.28.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form: the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Compare and analyse the sentences, and elicit the difference.

1. She __________ (to cook) dinner yesterday.

2. She __________ (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday.

3. She __________ (to cook) from two till four yesterday.

4. I __________ (to read) a very good book last month.

5. I __________ (not to read) at five o'clock.

6. I __________ (not to read) when you came in.

7. Susan __________ (to pass) her exam two days ago.

8. Susan __________ (to pass) her exam at this time yesterday.

10. Pete __________ (to work) in the garden yesterday.

11. Pete __________ (to work) in the garden at five o'clock yesterday.

12. Where Pete __________ (to work) when I came to see him?

13. My sister __________ (to wash) the dishes after dinner yesterday.

651. 15.My sister __________ (to wash) the dishes at eight o’clock yesterday.

653. Ex.29. Choose the correct tense form to complete the sentences.

1. I saw a light in your window as I passed/was passing by.

2. Yesterday as I was walking down Cherry Lane, I met/ was meeting Frank, an old friend of mine.

3. Lucy’s elder sister said that she went/was going to enter Leeds University.

4. While my daughter waited/was waiting for my call, somebody knocked at the door.

5. We just talked/were talking about her when she suddenly came in/was coming in.

6. Yesterday while Dad shaved/was shaving, he cut/ was cutting himself slightly.

7. They quarreled/were quarrelling while they washed /were washing the car.

8. I sat/was sitting by the window when I heard/was hearing astrange noise from the street.

9. At six o’clock I waited/was waiting for Jenifer at the station.

10. It rained/was raining heavily as I walked/was walking towards their house.

655. Ex.30. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, either the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Look at the example provided.

1. When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor was writing

656. (write) on the blackboard.

2. Helen ________ (live) in Athens when she ______ (meet) the man who was to become her husband.

3. We suddenly ________ (realize) that we ______ (walk) the wrong direction.

4. While you _______ (lie) on the beach, we ________ (work) in the office.

5. The phone _______ (ring) again and again. Mary nervously _______ (pick) it up and ______ (put) it down again.

6. The BBC_______ (broadcast) the talk of our President last night.

7. He ________ (sell) his shares last week because their value _______ (fall down) very quickly.

8. Arnold ______ (look) out of the window. It ______ (be) another dreary day.

657. The wind ______ (blow) hard and big black clouds ________ (gather) on the horizon.

9. The burglar _______ (open) the safe when he ______ (hear) footsteps.

10. I ______ (not listen), so I missed what you said.

11. When I _______ (see) him he ______ (paint) the roof of his house.

12. Tracy _______ (eat) dinner when someone _______ (knock) on the door.

13. Yesterday, Steve ________ (work) on his report all day long.

659. Ex.31. Choose an appropriate phrase from the box below and complete each sentence (1-6).

660. I was just leaving the office, he was thinking about resigning, she was just discussing something with her friend, he was visiting his business partners, the company’s funds were running out, the deadline was coming soon.

1. We decided to bring the project to a close because ______________________ .

2. Our financial manager cut down on bonuses because ____________________ .

3. My partner sold his shares in business because ______________________ ___.

4. He didn’t come to the office all week because __________________________ .

5. I didn’t see when the president of the company arrived because ____________ .

6. She didn’t answer the telephone because ______________________________ .

662. Ex.32. Read the sentences (1-12) and identify the tenses. Then match them to the correct descriptions (a – f).

663. a. an action which happened at a definite time in the past

664. b. past habits

665. c. actions which happened immediately one after another

666. d. two or more simultaneous actions

667. e. an action which was in progress when another action interrupted it

668. f. to describe the atmosphere in the introduction to the story before we describe the

669. main events

1. We were walking in silence when suddenly she asked me to help her.

2. They used to wake up at 6 a.m. when they lived in a suburb.

3. The day was marvelous. The sun was shining, the birds were singing. So we decided to go for a walk.

4. We visited Paris last year.

5. Miss Brown’s telephone was ringing while she was typing the report.

6. I lit the candle, opened a window and nodded to him.

7. Mary dropped two cups when she was washing up last night, but neither of the cups broke.

8. She got on the train, entered the compartment and showed her ticket to the guard.

9. I was walking along the street watching what was going around me. Fast cars were going in both directions and it was impossible to cross the road.

10. I bought this dress at our nearest shopping mall two weeks ago.

11. When I was at school, I used to wear a uniform.

12. Why weren’t you listening to me when I was speaking?

672. Ex.33. Choose the best option.

1. While I ________ for him to call up, he ________ a good time at the party.

1. waited b. was waiting c. have waited

673. a. have b. had c. was having

2. She ________ this exercise yesterday at 5 o’clock.

674. a. has written b. wrote c. was writing

675. 3. He ________ me to the party yesterday.

676. a. has invited b. was inviting c. invited

677. 4. I ________ my exam on economics an hour ago.

678. a. passed b. have passed c. was passing

679. 5. He ________ a book two days ago.

680. a. read b. has read c. was reading

681. 6. They ________ this film on Sunday.

682. a. have seen b. saw c. were seeing

683. 7. She ________ the picture when I came.

684. a. painted b. has painted c. was painting

685. 8. I ________ my report when the General Manager entered the meeting room.

686. a. made b. have made c. was making

687. 9. They ________ the new words yesterday from three till seven.

688. a. learnt b. were learning c. have learnt

689. 10. It ________ this week.

690. a. rained b. has rained c. was raining

692. Ex.34. After three months of looking for work, Cathy was at last called for an interview. Complete the following extract from her interview by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense form.

     Interviewer: Cathy: Interviewer: Cathy: Interviewer: Cathy: Interviewer: Cathy:

     So how long ______ you _______ (work) for that company? About two years. And what ______ you _______(do) while you ______ (work) there? First, I _______ (take part) in the project of investigating their motivation problems. It sounds interesting. And what _______ the results _______ show? I can’t really say anything definite. While we ________ (process) the results, the company ______ (decide) to postpone the project for some time later. I see. _____ you ______ (move) on to another project? Yes. But again, as soon as our team ______(start) the project, serious problems ______(arise). While we _______(develop) a new working model, the funds for the programme ______ (stop). So, I ________ (decide) to leave them and make a fresh start. That is why I’m here.

693. Ex.35. Correct the mistakes if there are any.

1. The sun raised at 6.30.

2. When Tom came home, his wife cooking dinner.

3. Tim hurted his foot when he was playing football.

4. I couldn’t answer your call. I worked in the garden then.

5. I was going to phone you later, but it sliped my mind.

6. Ali has bought a very expensive car a month ago.

7. Alice was cleaning the house all morning.

8. Do you remember the things we used to do when we were kids?

9. Hilary chosed to ignore the doctor’s warning.

10. While Richard drove to Yellowstone National Park he met a deer on the road.

11. How he damaged his car so badly? – I don’t know exactly, but I’m sure he was driving too fast.

12. In1888, George Eastman has introduced the first Kodak camera.

13. At midnight, I still worked at a computer though I was feeling ill.

719. Ex.36. Translate into English.

1. Вчора я отримала по факсу дуже цінне/важливе повідомлення про злиття (themerger) наших компанії.

2. Коли я увійшов до аудиторії, студенти все ще обговорювали доповідь.

3. Я раніше плавала кожен день. Зараз плаваю лише тричі на тиждень.

4. Одрі Хепберн знялася (tostar) не в багатьох фільмах, але залишила незабутній слід в історії кіно.

5. Фільм, який я вчора бачила дуже вразив мене.

6. Поїзд наближався до станції. Пасажири стояли біля вікон та махали (towave) капелюхами.

7. Аманда закінчила університет, отримала гарну пропозицію та стала менеджером великої міжнародної компанії.

8. Секретарка друкувала доповідь, коли увійшов директор та поклав папери на стіл.

9. Минулого року ми з сім’єю відвідали Історичний музей.

10. Джесіка готувалась до іспиту, в той час, як Яків дивився аналітичну програму по телевізору.

11. Колись мама пекла великий торт мені на день народження. Зараз ми купуємо торти в супермаркеті.

12. Коли ми купались в озері, Мері готувала нам обід.

13. Це був ясний літній ранок. Вона сиділа в кафе в центрі Парижу і пила свою ранкову каву.

14. Вони саме будували цей міст, коли я був тут минулого року.

15. Всі спокійно читали, коли раптово двері відчинились і увійшов незнайомець.