4 Choose the correct form of the verbs. 1 When John arrived late for his exam he was / had been upset because nobody told / had told him the time changed / had changed. 2 The school team never played / had never played in a real stadium before, and they were / had been very excited to see so many spectators when they ran out onto the pitch. 3 I was at a boarding school before I went / had been to university, so I knew how to look after myself, but some of my classmates were never / had never been away from home and found / had found it hard to manage without their parents at first. 4 Last Friday our teacher gave / had given us a test in biology. I was / had been able to answer the questions because I saw / ’d seen a documentary on the subject just a week before, not because I revised / ’d revised. In fact I forgot / ’d forgotten that we had / had had a test that day! 5 It was / had been my birthday yesterday. I was sad, because no one wished me a happy birthday. It seemed that everyone forgot / had forgotten. But, when I got / had got home, all my friends were there! I was very surprised. No one told / had told me anything about it, but my friends all planned / had all planned a surprise party. They bought / had bought a cake and presents, and it was really amazing. I felt / had felt so happy.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильную форму глаголов.

Past Perfect показывает, что действие произошло раньше другого момента или действия в прошлом. Если события просто следуют друг за другом в повествовании, обычно используется Past Simple.

1. When John arrived late for his exam, he was upset because nobody had told him the time had changed.
   Когда Джон опоздал на экзамен, он расстроился, потому что ему никто не сказал, что время изменилось.
2. The school team had never played in a real stadium before, and they were very excited to see so many spectators when they ran out onto the pitch.
   Школьная команда раньше никогда не играла на настоящем стадионе, и игроки были очень взволнованы, увидев столько зрителей, когда выбежали на поле.
3. I was at a boarding school before I went to university, so I knew how to look after myself, but some of my classmates had never been away from home and found it hard to manage without their parents at first.
   Я учился в школе-интернате до того, как поступил в университет, поэтому умел заботиться о себе, но некоторые мои одноклассники раньше никогда не жили вдали от дома и поначалу с трудом обходились без родителей.
4. Last Friday our teacher gave us a test in biology. I was able to answer the questions because I ’d seen a documentary on the subject just a week before, not because I ’d revised. In fact, I forgot that we had a test that day!
   В прошлую пятницу учитель дал нам тест по биологии. Я смог ответить на вопросы, потому что всего за неделю до этого посмотрел документальный фильм по теме, а не потому, что повторял материал. На самом деле я забыл, что в тот день у нас будет тест!
5. It was my birthday yesterday. I was sad, because no one wished me a happy birthday. It seemed that everyone had forgotten. But, when I got home, all my friends were there! I was very surprised. No one had told me anything about it, but my friends had all planned a surprise party. They had bought a cake and presents, and it was really amazing. I felt so happy.
   Вчера у меня был день рождения. Мне было грустно, потому что никто не поздравил меня. Казалось, все забыли. Но когда я пришёл домой, там были все мои друзья! Я очень удивился. Никто ничего мне не сказал, но друзья уже спланировали вечеринку-сюрприз. Они купили торт и подарки, и всё было просто замечательно. Я был так счастлив.