Ex. 35. (B, C) Insert the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect. 1. We hardly ___ (leave) town, when it ___ (begin) to rain. 2. The moon ___ (not / rise). There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night. 3. On glancing at the address, he observed that it contained no name. The stranger ___ (not / go) far, so he followed him to ask it. 4. When at his house, they ___ (tell) me that he ___ (leave) an hour ago. 5. No sooner he ___ (take) a drink himself, than Mrs Fettle (look) in. 6. When I ___ (come) to see my friend, I ___ (find) him lying in bed. He ___ (look) very pale as he ___ (be) seriously ill for a whole month. 7. He hardly ___ (light) another cigarette, when the general ___ (come) into the courtyard. 8. Gemma went slowly down the stairs, Martini following in silence. She ___ (grow) to look ten years older in these few days, and her hair ___ (become) gray. 9. Presently the sounds of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into which she ___ (fall). 10. She was a woman of nearly fifty who ___ (be) obviously pretty once. 11. Moreover, to him (the doctor) the affair was the commonplace; it was just a hysterical woman who ___ (quarrel) with her friend and ___ (take) poison. 12. I ___ (leave) home at 8 o’clock, but I ___ (not/go) far when I ___ (remember) that I ___ (forget) to lock my door. 13. When Alison ___ (disappear) the first strains of the orchestra came stealing out to me from inside the hall. 14. Scarcely I ___ (close) the door when a gust of wind ___ (open) it again.

Перевод задания: Вставьте глаголы в Past Indefinite или Past Perfect.

1. We had hardly left town when it began to rain. — Мы едва выехали из города, как начался дождь.
2. The moon had not risen. There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night. — Луна ещё не взошла. Ничто не рассеивало ночную тьму.
3. The stranger had not gone far, so he followed him to ask it. — Незнакомец ушёл недалеко, поэтому он последовал за ним, чтобы спросить об этом.
4. When at his house, they told me that he had left an hour ago. — Когда я был у него дома, мне сказали, что он ушёл час назад.
5. No sooner had he taken a drink himself than Mrs Fettle looked in. — Едва он выпил сам, как заглянула миссис Феттл.
6. When I came to see my friend, I found him lying in bed. He looked very pale, as he had been seriously ill for a whole month. — Когда я пришёл навестить друга, я нашёл его лежащим в постели. Он выглядел очень бледным, так как уже целый месяц тяжело болел.
7. He had hardly lit another cigarette when the general came into the courtyard. — Он едва успел закурить ещё одну сигарету, как во двор вошёл генерал.
8. Gemma went slowly down the stairs, Martini following in silence. She had grown to look ten years older in these few days, and her hair had become gray. — Джемма медленно спустилась по лестнице, а Мартини молча шёл следом. За эти несколько дней она стала выглядеть на десять лет старше, а её волосы поседели.
9. Presently the sounds of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into which she had fallen. — Вскоре звуки голосов и шагов, приближавшихся по террасе, вывели её из задумчивого состояния, в которое она погрузилась.
10. She was a woman of nearly fifty who had obviously been pretty once. — Ей было почти пятьдесят; когда-то она, очевидно, была красивой.
11. Moreover, to him (the doctor) the affair was commonplace; it was just a hysterical woman who had quarrelled with her friend and taken poison. — Более того, для него, врача, это было обычным делом: всего лишь истеричная женщина, которая поссорилась с подругой и приняла яд.
12. I left home at 8 o’clock, but I had not gone far when I remembered that I had forgotten to lock my door. — Я вышел из дома в восемь часов, но не успел далеко уйти, как вспомнил, что забыл запереть дверь.
13. When Alison disappeared, the first strains of the orchestra came stealing out to me from inside the hall. — Когда Элисон скрылась, из зала до меня донеслись первые звуки оркестра.
14. Scarcely had I closed the door when a gust of wind opened it again. — Едва я закрыл дверь, как порыв ветра снова распахнул её.