Exercise 4 a. Use the verbs in Past Perfect, Past Indefinite or Past Continuous, read and translate the sentences: 1 They (to translate) the text by the time the teacher (to come). 2 I (to write) the essay by 12 o'clock. 3 He (to write) the essay the day before yesterday. 4 I (to phone) her at seven o'clock last night. She ... already (to write) the essay. 5 I (to watch) the football game on TV at 8 o'clock last night. 6 We (to play) chess when the lights (to go out). 7 Natalie (to fly) her kite while her sister (to ride) her bicycle.

1. They had translated the text by the time the teacher came. (Они перевели текст к тому времени, когда пришел учитель.) 2. I wrote the essay by 12 o'clock. (Я написал эссе к 12 часам.) 3. He wrote the essay the day before yesterday. (Он написал эссе позавчера.) 4. I phoned her at seven o'clock last night. She had already written the essay. (Я позвонил ей в семь часов вчера вечером. Она уже написала эссе.) 5. I watched the football game on TV at 8 o'clock last night. (Я смотрел футбольный матч по телевизору в 8 часов вчера вечером.) 6. We were playing chess when the lights went out. (Мы играли в шахматы, когда свет погас.) 7. Natalie was flying her kite while her sister was riding her bicycle. (Натали запускала своего воздушного змея, пока ее сестра каталась на велосипеде.)