3. Раскройте скобки и поставьте каждый глагол в правильное время. Все предложения относятся к прошлому. Используйте Past Perfect только там, где это крайне необходимо.

What happened? What was happening? What had happened?

a) While I (try) was trying to get my car started, a passing car (stop) .................. and the driver (offer) .................. to help me.

b) The police (pay) .................. no attention to Clare's complaint because she (phone) .................. them so many times before.

c) Mary (not wear) .................. her glasses at the time, so she (not notice) .................. what kind of car the man (drive) ...................

d) Nick (lie) .................. down on the grass for a while, next to some tourists who (feed) .................. the ducks.

e) Tony (admit) .................. that he (hit) .................. the other car, but said that he (not damage) .................. it.

f) Sorry, I (not listen) ............... to you. I (think) ............... about something else.

g) Helen (feel) .................. very tired, and while she (finish) .................. her studying, she (fall) .................. asleep.

h) The police (get) .................. to Clare's house as fast as they could, but the burglars (disappear) ...................

i) I (phone) .................. you last night but you (not answer) ................... What (you do) .................. ?

j) We (not go) .................. out yesterday because it (rain) ...................

4. Определите, правильно ли выбрано время подчеркнутого глагола (верно или неверно). Исправьте, если неверно.

a) While I had a bath, someone knocked on the door. Неверно.

While I was having a bath, someone knocked on the door.

b) Sally didn't go to a boxing match before. ..................

c) Harry tried to repair the car, but he didn't really know what he was doing. ........

d) What did you wear to the Ponsonbys' party?.................

e) Were you eating spaghetti every day when you lived in Italy?........

f) I didn't know you had bought a new car. .................

g) They all wanted to believe her, but suspected she was lying. ...........

h) As Peggy walked home, she tried to remember what happened. ..........

i) 'What a terrible day!' thought Lucy. Everything had gone wrong! ..........

j) Although it rained a lot, I was enjoying my holiday last year. .........

5. Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в правильную форму. Где возможно, используйте would вместо used to.

What happened? What was happening? What used to happen?

I (travel) by air a great deal when I (be) a boy. My parents (live) in South America and I (fly) there from Europe in the holidays. An air-hostess (take) charge of me and I never (have) an unpleasant experience. I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened. After taking off, we (fly) low over the city and slowly (gain) height, when the plane suddenly (turn) round and (fly) back to the airport. While we (wait) to land, an air-hostess (tell) us to keep calm, and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.