Контрольные задания > 3 (B, C) Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. He was up before the sun on the last day. A gale from the west (blow) ................................................. all night, making him wakeful. 2. It (be) ................................................. a cold, harsh, winter day. There (be) ................................................. snow some hours before and it (lie) ................................................. not deep but hard-frozen on the ground. 3. He (try) ................................................. to catch what they (say) ................................................. but they (be) ................................................. too far from him and (speak) ................................................. in very low voices. 4. As the wet twilight (deepen) ................................................. in a solitary bridle-path (верховая тропа), which I (pursue) ................................................. an hour or more. 5. He (not/be) ................................................. so much surprised to see me as I (expect) ................................................. 6. I (go) ................................................. to bed and (fall) ................................................. asleep when my guardian (knock) ................................................. at the door of my room and (beg) ................................................. me to get up directly. 7. I (have) ................................................. a wash and brush-up before starting out to go to the luncheon Elliot (invite) ................................................. me to when they (ring) ................................................. up from the reception to say that he (be) ................................................. below. 8. Mrs. Bedwin, who (listen) ................................................. at the parlour door, (hasten) ................................................. into the corridor in a breathless state. 9. Sara (be right) ................................................. in her prediction. Madam Sharon's face (be) ................................................. a picture the next morning when she (find) ................................................. out that Sara (go) .................................................
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3 (B, C) Put the verb in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. He was up before the sun on the last day. A gale from the west (blow) ................................................. all night, making him wakeful. 2. It (be) ................................................. a cold, harsh, winter day. There (be) ................................................. snow some hours before and it (lie) ................................................. not deep but hard-frozen on the ground. 3. He (try) ................................................. to catch what they (say) ................................................. but they (be) ................................................. too far from him and (speak) ................................................. in very low voices. 4. As the wet twilight (deepen) ................................................. in a solitary bridle-path (верховая тропа), which I (pursue) ................................................. an hour or more. 5. He (not/be) ................................................. so much surprised to see me as I (expect) ................................................. 6. I (go) ................................................. to bed and (fall) ................................................. asleep when my guardian (knock) ................................................. at the door of my room and (beg) ................................................. me to get up directly. 7. I (have) ................................................. a wash and brush-up before starting out to go to the luncheon Elliot (invite) ................................................. me to when they (ring) ................................................. up from the reception to say that he (be) ................................................. below. 8. Mrs. Bedwin, who (listen) ................................................. at the parlour door, (hasten) ................................................. into the corridor in a breathless state. 9. Sara (be right) ................................................. in her prediction. Madam Sharon's face (be) ................................................. a picture the next morning when she (find) ................................................. out that Sara (go) .................................................
1. **was blowing** - Past Continuous. The gale was blowing continuously throughout the night. 2. **was** - Past Simple. It *was* a cold day. **had been** - Past Perfect. The snow *had been* lying there before. 3. **tried** - Past Simple. He made a single attempt. **were saying** - Past Continuous. They *were saying* something at that moment. **were** - Past Simple. They simply *were* too far. **spoke** - Past Simple. They *spoke* in low voices. 4. **deepened** - Past Simple. The twilight *deepened* (single action in the past). **was pursuing** - Past Continuous. I *was pursuing* it over a period of time. 5. **had not been** - Past Perfect. He *had not been* surprised. 6. **went** - Past Simple. A single completed action. **fell** - Past Simple. Another single completed action. **was knocking** - Past Continuous. The knocking *was happening* when I was begging. 7. **had** - Past Simple. Simple past tense. **invited** - Past Simple. Elliot *invited* me (single action). 8. **rang** - Past Simple. They *rang* at some point. **was** - Past Simple. He *was* below. **was listening** - Past Continuous. She *was listening* when the event happened. **hastened** - Past Simple. She *hastened* into the corridor. 9. **was right** - Past Simple. Simple past tense. **was** - Past Simple. The face *was* a picture. **found** - Past Simple. She *found* out. **had gone** - Past Perfect. Sara *had gone* before she found out.