Version a

Marsha met Felix at a party one Saturday night. They fell passionately in love and got married the following Saturday. After the wedding, Felix moved into Marsha’s flat. Marsha phoned her parents and told them her news. They were surprised and angry. Unfortunately, after a few months, Felix met another woman and his marriage to Marsha started to go wrong.

Version B

Marsha and Felix got married one Saturday in June. They had met only one week earlier at a party and had fallen passionately in love. Marsha ran and told her parents her news after the wedding, when Felix had moved into her flat. They were surprised and angry. Unfortunately, after a few months, their marriage started to go wrong. Felix had met another woman.

Exercise 77 Put numbers in the brackets after each action to show the order in which they happened.

1. When I arrived at John’s house ( ), he had made a cake ( ) and done the washing up ( ).

2. When I arrived at John’s house ( ), he made us a cup of coffee ( ).

3. My stomachache disappeared ( ) after I had taken some medicine ( ).

4. When we got to the theatre ( ), the play had started ( ) and all the seats had been taken ( ).

5. James had supper ( ), then went to sit in his living room ( ). He felt miserable ( ). It had been an awful day ( ).

6. James sat in his armchair ( ) and thought about the day ( ). He’d got up late ( ), and then in the evening, his girlfriend had left him ( ). He decided it was time to go to bed ( ).

Exercise 78 Match sentences from the chart.

A	B	C	D
1. I couldn’t answer the questions 2. I was hungry 3. My mother was worried 4. I was late 5. My house was in a mess 6. My leg hurt 7. I was pleased 8. I was nervous during the flight 9. My father was furious 10. I was tired	because I	had hadn’t	crashed his car. passed my driving test. got stuck in a traffic jam. flown in a plane before. slept badly. revised for the exam. been in touch for a long time. tidied up after the party. eaten all day. fallen over playing tennis.

Exercise 79 Answer questions with because + Past Perfect.

1. Why did you leave the exam early? (finish)

2. Why did Peter buy you this silver necklace for your birthday? (ask for it)

3. Why did you make an Italian meal? (buy spaghetti)

4. Why didn’t you buy this picture? (forget money)

5. Why didn’t you play us a song at the party? (leave guitar home)

6. Why didn’t you use that book about China when you did your homework? (take back to the library)

Exercise 80 Translate into English.

1. Когда я вернулась домой со школы, мама уже приготовила обед.

2. Он был доволен, потому что получил права.

3. Когда мы пришли в кинотеатр, фильм уже начался.

4. Я очень устала, так как в школе у меня было три контрольные работы.

5. Я не купила подарок Майку, потому что забыла деньги дома.

6. Когда я пришла домой, я поняла, что очень голодна, так как не ела весь день.

Exercise 81 Write Past Perfect using before.

1. I was frightened as I sat in the driver’s seat of the car. (drive)

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2. Henry didn’t enjoy being best man. (make speech)

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3. We hated going on that little plane. (fly)

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4. Gillian didn’t like playing her guitar at the party (play in public)

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5. My group didn’t enjoy our talk in front of the whole class. (give talks)

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6. Mary found it difficult to write an essay in English. (write)

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Exercise 82 Join the sentences using Past Perfect.

1. The audience left. The film finished. (after)

2. I had a bath. I went to bed. (after)

3. I read the letter. I threw it away. (when)

4. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as)

5. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it. (when)

6. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (until)

7. I spent all my money. I went home. (when)

8. I read the book. I saw the film. (before)

9. Her children left home. She started washing up. (after)

10. We fell in love. We got married. (a year after)

11. I got home. The others ate all the food. (when)

12. They arrived at the cinema. He bought the candy. (after)

13. I arrived home and looked round. I saw that a burglar stole my CD player. (when)

Exercise 83 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. I ____________ (thank) her for everything she _____________ (do).

2. When I got to the office, I _____________ (realize) that I ____________ (forget) to lock the front door.

3. When they ______________ (finish) their work, they _____________ (go) home.

4. I ____________ (call) you at 8.00, but you ______ just_______ (go) out.

5. I took my family to Paris last year. I ____________ (be) there as a student, so I _____________ (know) my way around.

6. When I __________ (listen) to the news, I _____________ (go) to bed.

Exercise 84 Complete the text using Past Simple or Past Perfect.

A MEMORY FROM NANCY KELLERMAN, AN AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL

When I was just fifteen a police car where I live in Arizona, USA ____________ (take) me to the police station. My crime? Earlier that night, I _______________ (be) out with my friends in the park. I __________________ (not realize) that it was after 10 p.m. and the police _________ (arrest) me. Yes, in Arizona any teenager under 16 has to be at home by 10 p.m. and because I _______________ (forget) that, I ________________ (be) in the police station that night. I couldn’t phone my parents until the police _____________ (take) my fingerprints and ________ (ask) me some questions. Then I _____________ (phone) my dad and he _____________ (take) me home.

Exercise 85 Find and correct the mistakes, using Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

This man stopped a drink driver. But he is the one in trouble with the police.

Last weekend Jason Turner had seen a drunk get into a car and drive off. A year earlier another drunk driver was injuring a friend of his when he was knocking him off his motorbike. So, Mr. Turner, a 36-year-old financial dealer, had followed the drunk in his own car. As they had driven along Mr. Turner had shouted at the other driver. He was telling him to stop the car. But the other driver hadn’t taken any notice. Mr. Turner later was telling police that it was only then that he was trying to hit the other car. “The other car drove very dangerously”, Mr. Turner had said. “And I was stopping him”. The police didn’t agree. Mr. Turner had to pay $1500 for dangerous driving.

Exercise 86 Translate into English.

1. Когда я пришла домой, всю еду уже съели.

2. Я начала убирать в квартире, после того как гости уехали.

3. Мы пришли в кинотеатр и купили поп корн.

4. Он пришел домой с работы уставшим, поужинал и лег спать.

5. Он лег спать, после того как поужинал.

6. Когда я пришла на работу, я поняла, что забыла дома мой мобильный.

7. Он пошел спать, когда досмотрел фильм до конца.

8. Я никогда раньше не писал эссе.

9. Рука очень болела, потому что я ударилась, когда убирала дома.

10. Когда я пришла домой, мама уже приготовила обед и мыла посуду.

Unit 8

Exercise 87 Complete the sentences using the words below.

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1. The World Cup is every four years in __________________.

2. There are eleven players on each team in ______________. Everyone wears white. It’s very popular in England.

3. _____________ has two teams of six players. You can play it on the beach.

4. One of the most important sports in the USA is _____________. New York Yankees are a famous team.

5. _____________ can be dangerous. You usually play in winter. It’s very popular in many countries.

6. The Tour de France is one of the most important competitions in _______________.

Exercise 88 Complete the text using the words below.

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