Hegot in by climbing over the wall.

17 Johnbought them (the tickets).

18 They (the roads) were very crowded.

19 Ismoke forty(cigarettes) a day.

20 It(the hotel) was awful.

21 It (the market) is a stone's throwfrom here.

22 I've had it (this cough) since the beginning of October.

Ex 10

a) When you passed the town hall clock, did you notice/were you noticing what time it was?

b) Last night my neighbours were shouting/would shout for hours and I couldn't get to sleep.

c) When you lived in London, did you use to travel/were you travelling by bus ?

d) Everyone was having a good time, although not many people danced/were dancing.

e) -Excuse me, but this seat is mine. - I'm sorry, I didn't realise/hadn't realised that you were sitting here.

f) Jill didn't eat/hadn't eaten all day, so she was really hungry at this point.
g) Paul has forgotten to book the tickets I'm afraid. — He was always doing/would do something like that!

h) It took a while for me to notice, but then I did. Everyone stared/was staring at me. What had I done wrong?

i) Nobody bothered to tell me that the school decided/had decided to have a special holiday that Friday.

j) I was trying/tried to get in touch with you all day yesterday. Where were you?

Ex 11

Suggest alternative tenses if necessary where the past perfect or another tense might be possible.

a) I realised that someone was stealing (steal) my wallet when I felt (feel) their hand in my jacket pocket.

b) When I............ (phone) Helen last night she..... (wash) her hair and she (norfinish) when I finally........... (get to) her house.

c) Peter............ (offer) me another drink but I decided I. (drink)enough.

d) Nobody.... ....... (watch), so the little boy....... (take) the packet of sweets from the shelf and........................ (put) it in his pocket.

e) I.............. (not realise) that I......... (leave) my umbrella on the bus until it… (start) to rain.

f) At school I................................... (dislike) the maths teacher because he … (always pick) on me.

g) Wherever Marion........ (find) a job, there was someone who … (know) that she … (go) to prison.

h) It was only much later I...... (find out) that during all the time I … (write) to my penfriend, my mother......................... (open) and reading the replies!
i) I.................................... (not understand) what … (go on). Several people … (shout) at me, and one........................ (wave) a newspaper in front of my face.
j) I.................................... (know) I (do) well in my exams even before I … (receive) the official results.

Ex 12

Decide whether the tense underlined is suitable or not in the context given.If you decide it is unsuitable, write a correction.

a)The train (1) ground to a halt at a small station miles from London, and it (2) became apparent that the engine (3) had broken down. Everyone (4) was getting their cases down from the luggage racks, and we (5) were waiting on the platform in the freezing wind for hours until the next train (6) had turned up.

1) ………. 4) …………

2)……….. 5)....................

3) ............ 6) …..............

b) The other strange thing about our neighbour Mrs Black was that she (1) would never go out if it was raining. She (2) used to look up at the sky whenever (3) it was getting cloudy, and as soon as even the smallest drop of rain (4) was falling she (5) had scuttled back into her house and (6) was locking herself in her bedroom!
1) (suitable) 4) ………….

2)...................... 5).............

3)...................... 6).............

c) Inspector Gorse (1) was in touch with Thames Valley Police six months before Professor Dowson (2) was disappearing, because the Professor's wife Jean (3) would write to him, accusing her husband of plotting to murder her. And now it was the Professor who (4) disappeared. Gorse (5) considered what his next step should be when the phone rang. It was Sergeant Adams from Thames Valley. A fisherman (6) discovered a body in the Thames near Reading, and it fitted the description of the Professor.

1) (had been) 4).............

2) ……….. 5).............

3)............. 6)..............

Ex 13

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past tense. Only use the past perfect where this is absolutely necessary.

This time last year I (1) was cycling (cycle) in the rain along a country road in France with a friend of mine. We (2) (decide) to go on a cycling holiday in Normandy. Neither of us (3) (go) to France before, but we (4) (know) some French from our time at school and we (5) (manage) to brush up on the basics. Now we (6) (wonder) if we (7) (make) the right decision. We (8) (plan) our route carefully in advance, but we (9) (forget) one important thing, the weather. It (10) (rain) solidly since our arrival and that night we (11) (end up) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station. Then the next morning as we (12) (ride) down a steep hill my bike (13) (skid) on the wet road and I(14) (fall off). I (15) (realise) immediately that I (16) (break) my arm, and after a visit to the local hospital I(17) (catch) the next train to Calais for the ferry home. Unfortunately my parents (18) (not expect) me home for a fortnight, and (19) (go) away on holiday. So I (20) (spend) a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading Teach Yourself French.

Ex 14

In each sentence decide whether one or both of the alternative tenses given are appropriate.

a) In those days, I always used to get up/got up early in the morning. (both appropriate)

b) When I got to the cinema Jack had been waiting/was waiting for me.

c) We would always have/were always having breakfast in bed on Sundays.

d) Mary was always falling/always fell ill before important examinations.

e) My sister used to own/would own a motorcycle and sidecar.

f) Pay no attention to Dave's remarks. He wasn't meaning/didn't mean it.

g) I felt awful after lunch. I ate/had eaten too much.

h) Brenda left/had left before I had time to talk to her.

i) The explanation was simple. In 1781 HMS Sovereign on her way back from India had sighted/sighted an empty boat drifting off the African coast.

Ex. 15

Choose the right tenses (present perfect, past or past perfect: simple or progressive).

1 Reports are coming in that a train (crash) near Birmingham. According to eyewitnesses, it (hit) a concrete block which somebody (put)on the line.

2 Halfway to the office Paul (turn) round and (go) back home, because he (forget) to turn the gas off.

3 I (do) housework all day today. I (clean) every room in the house.

4 I (lie) in bed thinking about getting up when the doorbell (ring).

5 It wasn't surprising that she (start) getting toothache. She (not go) to the dentist for two years.

6 I (play) a lot of bridge recently.

7 When I (get) home everybody (watch) TV.

8 We (not see) your mother for ages.

9 How long (you learn) English?

10 London (change) a lot since we first (come) to live here.

11 "How many times (you see) this film?' 'This is the first time I (see) it.'

12 'Who's that?' 'I (never see) him before in my life.'

13 I hear Joe (get) married last summer.

14 I (often wonder) where she (get) her money.

15 (You read) Pam Marshall's latest book?

16 They (just discover) a new fuel - it's half the price of petrol, and much cleaner.

17 (You hear) the storm last night?

18 My sister (be) married three times.

19 While she (talk) on the phone the children (start) lighting and (break) awindow.

20 He used to talk to us for¹ hours about all the interesting things he (do) in his life.

21 You know, she (stand) looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

22 The old cross (stand) on top of the hill as long as anybody can remember.

23 I (spend) a lot of time travelling since I (get) this new job.

24 When I (be) at school we all (study) Latin.

25 After he (finish) breakfast he '(sit) down to write some letters.

26 When I (meet) him he (work) as a waiter for a year or so.

27 I (never learn) to ski.

28 (youfinish) with the bathroom yet?

29 We (live) in Scotland until I (be) eighteen.

30 She (have) a hard life, but she's always smiling.

Ex 16

Choose the most appropriate time expression underlined.

a) Once/Afterwards I'd read the manual, I found I could use the computer quite well.

b) It was more than a month before/until I realised what had happened.

c) I managed to talk to Carol just as/while she was leaving.

d) It wasn't until/up to 1983 that Nigel could afford to take holidays abroad.

e) George always let me know by the time/whenever he was going to be late.

f) I was having a bath at the time/that time, so I didn't hear the doorbell.

g) We bought our tickets and five minutes after/later the train arrived.

h) According to Grandpa, people used to dress formally those days/in his day.

i) Everyone was talking but stopped at the time/the moment Mr Smith entered the room.

j) The letter still hadn't arrived by/until the end of the week.

Ex 17

Choose the most suitable tense.

a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys.

b) While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television programme, there was a power-cut.

c) Tom used to live/would live in the house at the end of the street.

d) Who was driving/drove the car at the time of the accident'
c) By the time Sheila got back, Chris went/had gone.

f) David ate/had eaten Japanese food before, so he knew w hat to order.

g) I did/was doing some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.

h) I used to like/was liking sweets much more than I do now.

i) What exactly were you doing/did you do when I came into your office yesterday?

j) Laura missed the party because no-one was telling/had told her about it.

k) Tanya would/used to be a doctor.

Ex 18

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense. All sentences refer to past time. Onlv use the Past Perfect where this is absolutely necessary.

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).

Ex 19

Decide whether the tense underlined is suitable or not.

a) While I had 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?

c) 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 hadgone wrong!

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

Ex. 20

Choose the right tenses (present perfect, past or past perfect; simple or progressive).

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