Present perfect and past simple

1. Underline the correct variant

1. The classroom already was equipped/has been equipped. 2. A lot of money was made/has been made since last year. 3. A fine was imposed/has been imposed on that firm last year. 4. The contract was singed/has been singed a week ago. 5. Eighty workers were made redundant/have been made redundant because of closure of the factory. 6. He just was promoted/has been promoted to area manager. 7. How much money was saved/has been saved by you for your retirement? 8. Yesterday some candidates were selected/have been selected for the job in the Marketing Department. 9. A date for the next appointment was fixed/has been fixed by now by the top manager. 10. A new accountant was introduced/has been introduced to the staff this week.

2. Complete each sentence (a-j) with an ending (1-9)

a) Petrol prices	1) was rejected
b) Before the storm everyone	2) have been offered accommodation in college
c) The telephone	3) were killed in the rally
d) Interviews	4) has been provided to the best pupils
e) Some capital	5) was required to sponsor that program
f) Your application	6) have been increased
g) Teachers	7) was told to stay inside their homes
h) Five people	8) has been disconnected
i) Good education	9) were held in early January

3. Translate from Russian into English

1. Вчера на конференции студентами обсуждались важные вопросы. 2. Экзамены были успешно сданы. 3. На этой неделе все сотрудники были вовлечены в рекламную кампанию. 4. Эти акции были недавно куплены известной компанией. 5. У вас еще не брали интервью? 6. Сколько проблем было решено на последнем собрании? 7. Документы были переданы курьеру час назад. 8. Когда все гости собрались, их представили друг другу. 9. Вас когда-либо обманывали? 10. В прошлом году было уволено семь человек.

Past continuous and past simple

1. Underline the correct variant

1. Yesterday at 2 p.m. he was interviewed/was being interviewed. 2. I felt I was looked at/was being looked at. 3. Some questions were brought up/were being brought up by our director. 4. Some facts were found/were being found false. 5. When I came the urgent questions were discussed/were being discussed. 6. He was paid/was being paid badly. 7. The doctor was puzzled/was being puzzled by the woman’s illness. 8. I was supplied/was being supplied with a uniform. 9. While I was asked/was being asked some questions my colleague was taken/was being taken a picture. 10. The letters of appointment were shown/were being shown to me at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

2. Complete the following sentences with the proper form of past continuous or past simple. Use the verbs given in brackets

1. We were waiting for the police while our passports (to check). 2. I (to send) full details of the job. 3. Two new stores (to open) last month. 4. He was laughing while he (to tell) a funny story. 5. When I called for him he (to teach) Spanish. 6. The bank (to rob) last night. 7. When we phoned them they (to drive) to the airport. 8. The secretary (to give) instructions when lunch (to serve). 9. The journalist (to thank) by the editor for inventing the story. 10. The report (to fax) while the documents (to sign).

3. Translate from Russian into English

1. Вчера в шесть вечера вас ждали у театра. 2. Часть документов была утеряна из-за пожара. 3. Когда мы переехали, квартиру еще ремонтировали. 4. Пять лет назад фирма находилась под руководством опытного директора. 5. В субботу с 6 до 8 вечера нас обучали (to train) работе на компьютере. 6. Главного инженера освободили от обязанностей месяц назад (to release from duties). 7. Собрание было отложено из-за болезни председателя. 8. Записная книжка внимательно изучалась следователем. 9. Врача вызывали три раза на прошлой неделе. 10. Когда подписывали контракт, зазвонил телефон.