marți, 20 martie 2012

Past Perfect--exercices


1. Write the sentences putting the verbs into Past Simple or Past Perfect. Puneţi  verbele din paranteze la trecut simplu sau prezent perfect:
Ex. a. When the police (arrive), the car (go). Arrived/had gone.
b. When I (get) to the shop, it (close)…………..........
c. They (eat) everything by the time I (arrive) at the party…………………
d. When we (leave) the beach, the rain (already start)………………
e. I (try) telephoning her several times but she (leave) the country……………
f. When I (find) my purse, someone (take) the money out of it…………
g. The car (go) when I (look) in the street...............................
h. The patient (already die) by the time I (see) her………….  
i. You already (leave) when the trouble (start)………………….
j. All the shops (close) by the time we (get back)……………………………
2. Supply the correct tenses. Remember all the tenses you have studied up to now. Daţi timpul corect al verbelor din paranteză. Amintiţi-vă toate timpurile studiate până acum:
Yesterday I (meet) a.………… a woman of 90. She (tell) b. …………. me she (never experience)  c. ……………any disadvantage of being a woman in the world of men. Well, I really wish more women (tell) d.……….  the same story. It’s true that women probably (do) e. …………. a lot of unvelievable things, if they really (want) f. …………….. For instance, they are able to take men’s jobs, and (perform) g.…………….. even better. All her life, this woman (live) h. ………… surrounded by cruelty and death, on the battle field, but she (never complain) i. ……………….. She (work) j. ……………………….. as a nurse there, taking care of the wounded soldiers, and (do) k. ……… this whole-heartedly. She (never think) l. …………………………… of leaving them, because she (know) m. ……………… she (be) n. ………………… their last hope of survival. They (fight) o. ………………………… together for their lives, and they really (do it)! p. ............... And men there (never look) q. ……………………………. down on her; moreover, she (be) r. …………… like an angel for them, a saviour who (restore) s. …………………… their faith. Of course there were also dying soldiers, and many times she (get disappointed) t. …………………; as she (put) u. ……… it, she (not be) v. ……………… strong enough to give up. To my mind, she (not be) w. ………….. weak enough to do it!
3. Translate into English. Traduceţi în engleză:
Vântul se mai domolise, iar luna strălucea deasupra mării. ………………………………………..
Telefonul suna, în timp ce ea se îmbrăca…………………………………………………………...
O auzi cum vorbea la telefon, în timp ce el citea ziarul………………………………………….....
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Ultima dată i-am văzut acum zece ani……………………………………………………………..
Deschise sertarul, scoase o poză veche şi se aşeză în fotoliu, examinând-o atent………………….
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În zilele acelea mă vizita foarte des, şi-mi aducea un buchet de flori……………………………...
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Ce s-a întâmplat după ce am plecat?..................................................................................................
De doi ani locuia în satul acela micuţ ……………………………………………………………...
Îl aşteptam de o oră, când telefonul sună şi Tom îmi spuse că fratele său a avut un accident…….
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Ce făcuse  ea oare în tot acest timp ?.................................................................................................
Despre ce vorbeau când ai intrat în cameră ?....................................................................................
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4. Change the verbs of the following text into Past Perfect(simple or continuous), and begin as shown. Schimbaţi verbele din textul următor la trecutul perfect(simplu sau continuu), şi începeţi după model:
Model: My neighbours had been living in the area for two years…..
 My neighbours have been living in the area for two years.  They have tried to move several times, but nobody wanted to buy their small house. Although some people looked at the property, they quickly lost interest, and the reason was obvious: for some time, their garden has been covered with water. They tried to find the reason for this occurrence, but no one seemed able to help. The water level has been rising, and as a result, has begun to damage the ground floor. They have been trying to keep the water away, but with no obvious result. My neighbours explain that they have contacted the local authorities, but, again, no one has been able to help
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5. Complete the following text with verbs of your own, and choose their correct form and tense. Completaţi textul următor cu verbe proprii puse la forma şi timpul corect:
When the young teacher a. .................... to the town, nothing he b. ....................................before  prepared him for this. He c. .................... to change a few things in the school, as it d. ....................completely out-of-order. Luckily, it e. .............. summer, and there was enough time to do it. First, the roof needed repairing, because it f. ................................ the rain pass through it , as if it g. ...................exist. Then, the walls needed painting. The villagers h. ................him that they i. ......................................... before. Still, the black board j. ..................in good conditions, and it could be used. When everything was finally ready, his students k. ......................in: they were only three of them! The young teacher l. ..................disappointed again, but now he m. .................................why the school n. ..............................in such a bad shape for a long time.

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