Complete these sentences using the Correct form (past simple,
past continuous, present Perfect, present perfect continued) oF
past perfect) of the verbs in brackets. Some verbs are negative

1 Tom Can't tell you anything about her new book, because he ...
(read) it. It ... (be) required reading, when he ... (be) at school

2 |... (get) the Epepiatry book on Monday, and | ... (study) since then.

3... (you buy) milk and flour? | need it for the cake.

4 She ...(take) her car to the mechanic last week, because she
(lose) his address.

5 They ... (move) to their new flat in 1997, and they ... (redecorate)
it till the present day.

6 While she ...(watch) her favourite programme on TV, he ...
(phone) her to tell her that he ... (book) them a room in Italy for
the next weekend.

7 It... (rain) all day and the ground is soaking wet.

8 When we... (eat) in that restaurant for the first time, we ... (fall) in

love and because of that we ... (visit) it since then.
9 Sorry, |... (be able) to translate the text, because | ... (pay) attention
while the teacher ...(explain) some confusing words in German.

10 My sister ... (attend) the University of Edinburgh, which |...
(never visit).

1. In the XIII century there were over 160 towns in England.
2. Before the XIII century there were no universities in England. The oldest university was founded in Oxford in 1667. It remained the principal centre of science for centuries. It was famous for the superior learning of its professors. It had a great influence on the development of English culture.
3. Sheep breeding became especially popular in the English eastern and northern counties in the XIII century. It was soon discovered that it was easier to grow wool on the sheep's back than to grow grain on the poor lands. There were many foreign markets which were ready to buy English wool. It meant that European trade was developing.
4. There were important changes in the English countryside in the XIII century. There were the new classes of gentry, nobles and small landowners. There were many armed conflicts between the peasants and the feudals. There was one reason for that: the lords tended to monopolize the use of common lands. It is natural that the parliament supported the rich because only the top layer of the population was represented there.

While Chris was cooking the dinner, the cell phone rang.
Last morning I was reading the newspaper when suddenly I heard the scream of my neigbour in the yard.
When he called you, you were watching your favorite cartoon.
Jack was waiting for Christina when she arrived.
When the accident happened, Peter was not driving very fast.
Kate broke a cup last evening. She was doing the washing up.
Brandon took a photograph of Christin when she didn`t look.
Keith and Rashel didn`t go out because it was snowing heavily outside.
What was your mother doing yesterday morning in this time?
Mike saw Elene at the party. She was wearing a very beautiful dress, it was hard not to see her.