Ex. 30. (A, B) Put the verb into the correct form, the Past Perfect or the Past Simple. Examples: Was Father at home when I phoned? – No, he had already left. Was Father at home when I phoned? – Yes, but he left soon afterwards. 1. The flat was empty when he arrived. Everybody (go) to the party. 2. There were voices heard from the kitchen, so I (go) straight there. 3. He cannot take part in the competition. He (break) his leg yesterday. 4. There was an accident at the mountain top. Some skier (break) his leg and the ambulance men were carrying him to the road. So we (stop) to let them pass.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глагол в правильную форму — Past Perfect или Past Simple. Образцы: «Отец был дома, когда я позвонил?» — «Нет, он уже ушёл». «Отец был дома, когда я позвонил?» — «Да, но вскоре после этого он ушёл».

1. The flat was empty when he arrived. Everybody had gone to the party. (Когда он приехал, квартира была пуста. Все ушли на вечеринку.)
2. There were voices heard from the kitchen, so I went straight there. (Из кухни доносились голоса, поэтому я направился прямо туда.)
3. He cannot take part in the competition. He broke his leg yesterday. (Он не может участвовать в соревновании. Вчера он сломал ногу.)
4. There was an accident at the mountain top. Some skier had broken his leg and the ambulance men were carrying him to the road. So we stopped to let them pass. (На вершине горы произошёл несчастный случай. Какой-то лыжник сломал ногу, и санитары несли его к дороге. Поэтому мы остановились, чтобы пропустить их.)