Упражнение 234. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect. 1. By two o'clock the teacher (to examine) all the students. 2. On my way to school I (to remember) that I (to leave) my report at home. 3. All my friends (to be) glad to hear that I (to pass) all the examinations successfully. 4. Poor Oliver (to lie) unconscious on the spot where Sikes (to leave) him. 5. He (to open) his eyes, (to look) around and (to try) to remember what (to happen) to him. 6. All the passengers (to see) at once that the old man (to travel) a great deal in his life. 7. By the time we (to come) to see him, he (to return) home. 8. During the holidays my friend (to visit) the village where he (to live) in his childhood. 9. When they (to enter) the hall, the performance already (to begin). 10. When I came home, my mother (to tell) me that she (to receive) a letter from grandfather. 11. Where you (to work) before you (to enter) the institute? 12. He (to study) French before he (to enter) the university. 13. Lanny (to say) that he (to get) his education in Cape Town. 14. The boy (to want) to act the main part in the play because he (to organize) the theatre. 15. Lanny (not to know) who (to attack) him in the darkness. 16. The girl (to be) glad that she (to find) a seat near the window. 17. Suddenly he (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning. 18. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers. 19. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket. 20. She (to think) that Gert and Lanny (to quarrel).

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в простом прошедшем времени (Past Simple) или в предпрошедшем времени (Past Perfect).

1. By two o’clock the teacher had examined all the students.
   К двум часам учитель уже проверил всех учеников.
2. On my way to school I remembered that I had left my report at home.
   По дороге в школу я вспомнил, что оставил доклад дома.
3. All my friends were glad to hear that I had passed all the examinations successfully.
   Все мои друзья были рады услышать, что я успешно сдал все экзамены.
4. Poor Oliver lay unconscious on the spot where Sikes had left him.
   Бедный Оливер лежал без сознания на том месте, где Сайкс его оставил.
5. He opened his eyes, looked around and tried to remember what had happened to him.
   Он открыл глаза, огляделся и попытался вспомнить, что с ним произошло.
6. All the passengers saw at once that the old man had travelled a great deal in his life.
   Все пассажиры сразу увидели, что старик много путешествовал за свою жизнь.
7. By the time we came to see him, he had returned home.
   К тому времени, когда мы пришли навестить его, он уже вернулся домой.
8. During the holidays my friend visited the village where he had lived in his childhood.
   Во время каникул мой друг посетил деревню, где жил в детстве.
9. When they entered the hall, the performance had already begun.
   Когда они вошли в зал, представление уже началось.
10. When I came home, my mother told me that she had received a letter from grandfather.
    Когда я пришёл домой, мама сказала мне, что получила письмо от дедушки.
11. Where did you work before you entered the institute?
    Где вы работали до того, как поступили в институт?
12. He had studied French before he entered the university.
    Он изучал французский до того, как поступил в университет.
13. Lanny said that he had got his education in Cape Town.
    Лэнни сказал, что получил образование в Кейптауне.
14. The boy wanted to act the main part in the play because he had organized the theatre.
    Мальчик хотел сыграть главную роль в пьесе, потому что организовал театр.
15. Lanny did not know who had attacked him in the darkness.
    Лэнни не знал, кто напал на него в темноте.
16. The girl was glad that she had found a seat near the window.
    Девушка была рада, что нашла место у окна.
17. Suddenly he remembered that he had not rung her up in the morning.
    Вдруг он вспомнил, что утром не позвонил ей.
18. By the time the train reached the city, he had made friends with many passengers.
    К тому времени, как поезд прибыл в город, он подружился со многими пассажирами.
19. When my uncle left, he hurried to the station to book a ticket.
    Когда мой дядя ушёл, он поспешил на вокзал, чтобы заказать билет.
20. She thought that Gert and Lanny had quarrelled.
    Она думала, что Герт и Лэнни поссорились.

Past Perfect обозначает действие, которое произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом; Past Simple — последующее действие или последовательность событий в прошлом.