II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

I. Add a sentence with the past perfect, using the notes.

1. Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week.

     à She had just been on holiday.        (just/ be on holiday)

2. We rushed to the station, but we were too late.                                   

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the train/ just/ go)

3. I didn't have an umbrella, but that didn't matter.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the rain/ stop)

4. When I got to the concert hall, they wouldn't let me in.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (forget/ my ticket)

5. Someone got the number of the car the raiders used.

     à ______________________________________________________________ (steal/ it/ a week before)

6. I was really pleased to see Rachel again yesterday.

     à ________________________________________________________________(not see/ her/ for ages)

7. Luckily, the flat didn't look too bad when my parents called in.

     à _____________________________________________________________________ (just/ clean / it)

8. The boss invited me to lunch yesterday, but I had to refuse the invitation..

     à __________________________________________________________ (already/ eat/ my sandwiches)

9. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous.

     à __________________________________________________________________ (never/ fly/ before)

10. We rushed to the cinema last night, but we were too late.      

     à _____________________________________________________________ (the film/ already/ begin)

II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

                             REVIEW: TENSES IN THE PAST.

I. Add a sentence with the past perfect, using the notes.

1. Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week.

     à She had just been on holiday.        (just/ be on holiday)

2. We rushed to the station, but we were too late.                                   

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the train/ just/ go)

3. I didn't have an umbrella, but that didn't matter.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the rain/ stop)

4. When I got to the concert hall, they wouldn't let me in.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (forget/ my ticket)

5. Someone got the number of the car the raiders used.

     à ______________________________________________________________ (steal/ it/ a week before)

6. I was really pleased to see Rachel again yesterday.

     à ________________________________________________________________(not see/ her/ for ages)

7. Luckily, the flat didn't look too bad when my parents called in.

     à _____________________________________________________________________ (just/ clean / it)

8. The boss invited me to lunch yesterday, but I had to refuse the invitation..

     à __________________________________________________________ (already/ eat/ my sandwiches)

9. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous.

     à __________________________________________________________________ (never/ fly/ before)

10. We rushed to the cinema last night, but we were too late.

     à _____________________________________________________________ (the film/ already/ begin)

Task 2: Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B.

                                        TEST 1 FOR UNIT 3
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. language                          b. package                          c. mathematics                     d. marvelous

2. a. chemistry                         b. prepare                            c. receive                              d. degree

3. a. private                             b. diploma                          c. guide                                d. writer

4. a. trouble                              b. study                              c. tutor                                 d. subject

5. a. received                            b. worked                           c. obtained                           d. harbored
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

1. a. background                      b. career                              c. secondary                         d. private

2. a. scientific                           b. atomic                             c. impossible                         d. professor

3. a. obtain                               b. determine                       c. award                               d. harbour

4. a. ambitious                          b. difficulty                        c. brilliant                             d. mature

5. a. education                         b. difficulty                        c. champion                          d. institute

VI. WRITING
Choose the sentence (a, b, c  d) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.

1. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.

a. She worked very hard in difficult conditions.

     b. She worked very hard but she still lived in difficult conditions.

     c. She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult.

     d. She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult.

2. It was impossible to find Tony anywhere.

     a. Tony was unable to go anywhere                                b. Tony could not be found anywhere.

     c. It was possible to find Tony.                                       d. Tony could go anywhere he liked.

3. Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.

a. Too many people came to the meeting.

     b. There were more people at the meeting, than we had expected.

     c. There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.

     d. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

4. The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming.

a. The results of the research are not alarming. but impressive.

b. The results of the research are alarming. but not impressive.

c. The results of the research are not either impressive or alarming

d.The results of the research are both impressive and alarming.

5. Mark is not interested in teaching..

     a. Mark would like to teach.                                             b. Teaching is not interesting to Mark.

     c. Mark didn't think teaching is interesting.                      d. Mark knows how to teach.