Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in each group into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect.
1 make: a Paul ..... a phone call when I went into his office. b Paul had some coffee first and then he ..... some phone calls. c Paul ..... twenty phone calls by the time he left the office for the day.
2 get: a As it ..... dark, the boys decided to go home. b When it ..... dark, all the lights in the park went on creating a beautiful atmosphere. c By the time the boys decided to return home, it ..... so dark that they needed a torch to find their way.
3 perform: a Dr Stephens ..... an experiment while his students were watching him. b Dr Stephens ..... a lot of experiments before he made an important discovery. c Two weeks ago Dr Stephens ..... an experiment with the help of some university students.
4 fall: a The baby ..... asleep, as soon as we put her in her bed. b As the baby ..... asleep, she was making some funny sounds. c The baby ..... asleep by the time he got home and he didn't want to wake her up.
5 read: a Laura ..... the report many times before she gave it to her boss. b While Laura ..... the report, her computer started making strange noises and stopped working. c Laura ..... the report, switched off her computer and went home.
В каждой тройке формы различаются по ситуации: Past Simple для завершённого события, Past Continuous для процесса в момент другого действия, Past Perfect для более раннего результата.
- When I went in — Пол разговаривал: was making. Затем после кофе сделал звонки: made. К концу дня успел сделать двадцать: had made.
- Пока темнело, мальчики решили уйти: was getting. Когда стемнело, зажглись огни: got. К моменту возвращения уже стемнело: had got.
- Студенты наблюдали, пока доктор проводил опыт: was performing. До открытия он провёл много опытов: had performed. Two weeks ago — обычное прошлое: performed.
- Ребёнок уснул, как только его положили: fell. Во время засыпания он издавал звуки: was falling. К возвращению домой уже уснул: had fallen.
- Перед сдачей отчёта много раз перечитала: had read. Во время чтения сломался компьютер: was reading. Затем прочла, выключила компьютер и ушла: read; написание read одинаково, но в прошлом произносится [red].
