3 Complete the text. Use the past perfect form of the verbs. When I first came into my new classroom in the village school, the students were sitting in rows. My previous job 1 (be) in a modern school in the capital city, where the students 2 (always / sit) in a circle. I asked the students to stand up and move their desks. After we 3 (arrange) the desks in a circle, I asked them to sit down and began the lesson. After we 4 (try) the new arrangement for several days, I asked the students what they thought about it. Here’s what they said: ‘We were surprised because we 5 (not / sit) in a circle before. We 6 (always / sit) in rows and the lessons 7 (often / seem) boring. Now we have more discussions and everyone joins in.’ Luckily the head teacher agreed with them! ‘I 8 (not / realise) that moving the furniture could make such a difference,’ he said.

Перевод задания: Дополните текст. Используйте глаголы в форме Past Perfect.

В Past Perfect используем had и причастие прошедшего времени; в отрицании — had not перед причастием.

When I first came into my new classroom in the village school, the students were sitting in rows. My previous job had been in a modern school in the capital city, where the students had always sat in a circle. I asked the students to stand up and move their desks. After we had arranged the desks in a circle, I asked them to sit down and began the lesson. After we had tried the new arrangement for several days, I asked the students what they thought about it. Here’s what they said: ‘We were surprised because we hadn’t sat in a circle before. We had always sat in rows and the lessons had often seemed boring. Now we have more discussions and everyone joins in.’ Luckily the head teacher agreed with them! ‘I hadn’t realised that moving the furniture could make such a difference,’ he said.

Когда я впервые вошёл в свой новый класс в сельской школе, ученики сидели рядами. Раньше я работал в современной школе в столице, где ученики всегда сидели кругом. Я попросил учеников встать и передвинуть парты. После того как мы расставили парты кругом, я попросил их сесть и начал урок. Попробовав новую расстановку несколько дней, я спросил учеников, что они о ней думают. Вот что они сказали: «Мы удивились, потому что раньше никогда не сидели кругом. Мы всегда сидели рядами, и уроки часто казались скучными. Теперь у нас больше обсуждений, и каждый принимает в них участие». К счастью, директор согласился с ними! «Я не осознавал, что перестановка мебели может так сильно изменить ситуацию», — сказал он.