Past Simple / Past Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect
1. I (talk) over the phone when they brought me the letter.
A talked
B had talked
C had been talking
D was talking

2. They (sit) in the room when the taxi arrived.
A sat
B had sat
C had been sitting
D were sitting

3. He quickly forgot everything he (learn) at school.
A learnt
B had learnt
C had been learning
D was learning

4. I visited Brazil in April. I (stay) at a nice hotel for a fortnight.
A stayed
B had stayed
C had been staying
D was staying

5. I (stay) at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.
A stayed
B had stayed
C had been staying
D was staying

6. The musician (play) the piano for a whole hour when we came in.
A played
B had played
C had been playing
D was playing

7. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she (lie) for more than two hours.
A lay
B had lain
C had been lying
D was lying

8. A man (be) unconscious for a few minutes when an ambulance arrived.
A was
B had been
C had being

9. We (walk) along a forest road for two hours when we saw a house.
A walked
B had walked
C had been walking
D were walking

10. I (talk) over the phone for a whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.
A talked
B had talked
C had been talking
D was talking

TEST 6

1. Write sentences in the PASSIVE. Use these phrases:
* in the sea * at school * in the kitchen * at the post office * in Australia * in Italy * at weddings * in Mediterranean countries * in the cinema
Example: olives / grow - Olives are grown in Mediterranean countries.
1. films / show…………………………………………………………….
2. meals / cook………………………………………………………….
3. stamps / sell………………………………………………………….
4. pandas / find………………………………………………………….
5. Italian / speak………………………………………………………….
6. confetti / throw………………………………………………………….
7. lessons / teach…………………………………………………………….
8. sharks / find …………………………………………………………….

2. Open the brackets.
1. When we (to come) to the station, the train already (to arrive). The passengers (to hurry) to occupy their seats in the carriages. 2. The concert (to be) a greater success than we (to expect). We were very glad. 3. He (to tell) me that if no one (to Icome) to meet me at the station, I (can) leave the suit-cases in the cloak-room and go to the hotel where he (to reserve) a room for me. 4. He (to be) here five minutes ago, but you (to be) out. He (to ask) me to tell you that he (to come) again tonight. 5. Lanny (to return) home after seven years of absence. During these seven years he (to study) in Cape Town where his people (to send) him. Lanny was glad at the thought that he (to do) what they (to hope) he (to do) and that soon he (to be) among his people again. 6. You (to read) "The Murder of Roger Ack-royd" by Agatha Christie? — No, I (not yet to read) it. But I (to hear) that it (to be) a very interesting book. I (to read) it as soon as I (to get) it.

3. Choose the necessary variant
1. She realized that nobody (will come/would come).
2. We understood that she (sees/saw) nothing.
3. He said he (will arrive/would arrive) in some days.
4. My mother was sure I already (have come/had come).
5. I didn't know they (are/were) in the room.
6. We supposed the rain (will stop/would stop) in some hours.
7. He said he never (has been/had been) to London.
8. We wanted to know who (is singing/was singing) in the next room.
9. I always thought he (is/was) a brave man.
10. When I saw him, he (is working/was working).
11. We know she always (comes/came) in time.
12. They thought he (will have finished/would have finished) his work by the evening.
13. She said she (has/had) a terrible headache.
14. We supposed they (will send/would send) us the documents.
15. He said he (has not seen/had not seen) us for ages.
4. Translate into English
1. Я думав, що ви зайняті.
2. Ми сподівалися, що він вміє плавати.
3. Ти знав, що він поїхав до Києва?
4. Я не знав, що він захворів.
5. Він сказав, що він надішле телеграму.
6. Роберт сказав, що його дружина все ще в лікарні.
7. Том був упевнений, що добре говорить російською.
8. Мій брат завжди говорив, що буде моряком.
9. Чекайте його. Він сказав, що прийде.
10. Боб сказав, що його дядько тільки що прибув з Парижа.
11. Джиммі сказав, що його брат вчиться водити машину.
12. Ми думали, що вони за нас.
13. Ми чули, що цей студент добре склав іспити.
14.Том сказав, що бачив цей фільм.