Упражнение на прошедшие времена

1. Everyone ____ quietly when suddenly the door burst open and a complete stranger rushed in.
1) read
2) was read
3) was reading
4) had been reading

2. He didn’t say a word while we ____ .
1) ate
2) had been eating
3) had eaten
4) were eating

3. She was taught not to interrupt when older people ____ .
1) talked
2) had talked
3) had been talking
4) were talking

4. He sat thinking of his wife whom he ____ alone in Europe.
1) left
2) had leaved
3) had left
4) was leaving

5. Her name was Logan. She ____ a widow for 15 years and had no children.
1) had been
2) was been
3) was
4) would be

6. He glanced my way to see if I ____ .
1) was listening
2) listened
3) were listening
4) had been listening

7. He ____ in the river when he was a child.
1) had been swimming
2) used to swim
3) was swimming
4) would to swim

8. We ____ for about ten hours before we stopped for a break.
1) had been driving
2) had driven
3) were driving
4) drove

9. He ____ as journalist for several years before he began writing novels.
1) was working
2) used to work
3) worked
4) had been working

10. I ____ to drive for 5 years before I could pass my driving test.
1) was learnt
2) had learnt
3) learned
4) had been learning

1. Everyone was reading quietly when suddenly the door burst open and a complete stranger rushed in. – Все спокойно читали, когда внезапно распахнулась дверь и влетел совершенный незнакомец.

2. He didn’t say a word while we were eating. – Я не произнес ни слова, пока мы ели.

3. She was taught not to interrupt when older people were talking. – Ее научили не перебивать, когда говорят старшие.

4. He sat thinking of his wife whom he had left alone in Europe. – Он сел, думая о своей жене, которую он оставил одну в Европе.

5. Her name was Logan. She had been a widow for 15 years and had no children. – Ее звали Логан. Она уже пятнадцать лет была вдовой и не имела детей.

6. He glanced my way to see if I was listening. – Он посмотрел в мою сторону, чтобы узнать, слушаю ли я.

7. He used to swim in the river when he was a child. – Он обычно плавал в реке, когда был ребенком.

8. We had been driving for about ten hours before we stopped for a break. – Мы ехали уже час до того, как мы остановились на перерыв.

9. He had been working as journalist for several years before he began writing novels. – Он несколько лет работал журналистом, до того как начал писать романы.

10. I had been learning to drive for 5 years before I could pass my driving test. – В течение пяти лет я учился водить машину, до того как смог сдать экзамен на вождение.