Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

Exercise 4. Join the sentences using because and Past Perfect Simple.
Example: Pete and Sue spent the afternoon shopping. They were worn 
out. Pete and Sue were worn out because they had spent the afternoon shop-
ping.
1. They left their passports at home. They couldn’t cross the frontier.
2. I didn’t check the oil for a long time. The car broke down.
3. Alan didn’t keep his promise. She was upset.
4. He lost his glasses. He couldn’t read the sign.
5. Ron didn’t work hard enough during the year. He failed his exam.
6. We didn’t pay our telephone bill. The telephone company cut us off.
7. Nick left his wallet in the office. He was angry.
8. Somebody forgot to lock the front door. The thieves simply walked in.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
I
you
Had 
he/she/it made a mistake? — Yes, / (No,)… had(n’t).
we
you
they
Exercise 5. Make these sentences into general questions. Give short answers.
Example: Before we had finished our meal, he ordered us back to work.
Had we finished our meal before he ordered us back to work? —No, we hadn’t. 
The teacher hadn’t given a quiz yet when Pete got to class. 
Had the teacher already given a quiz when Pete got to class? —No, she hadn’t.
1. Before we had walked ten miles, he complained of sore feet.
2. The sun hadn’t risen before they decided to set off.
3. Before Julia went home, she had finished her work.
4. She hadn’t done all the shopping when she suddenly felt sick.
5. He had spoken to the boss before he decided to leave.
6. Before we had supper, the children had gone to bed.
7. He had stayed in his father’s farm till his father died.
8. All the speakers had prepared their material thoroughly.

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9. Philip hadn’t seen the girl before.
10. Ray Wilkinson had lost the fight a second time when he retired.
Exercise 6. Rewrite the following sentences as positive, negative, or a 
general question, according to the instructions.
Example: By the time the lecture was over, the rain had already stopped. (Neg-
ative). By the time the lecture was over, they rain hadn’t stopped yet. 
The meeting hadn’t begun by the time we got there. (Positive) 
The meeting had begun by the time we got there. 
Walter had been a top tennis player before he became a businessman. (Ques-
tion) Had Walter been a top tennis player before he became a businessman?
1. My sister had already gone to bed by the time I got home. (Negative)
2. After he hadn’t phoned his grandparents, he felt much better about 
everything. (Positive)
3. Kathy had washed and dried the last plate when her daughter came in and 
offered to help. (Question)
4. Hank hadn’t tried on several T-shirts before he chose the one he liked most. 
(Positive)
5. Clark had looked through a list of racing horses before he decided to bet his 
money on the Morning Dew. (Question)
6. I had finished the letter when I realized it was too late to post it. (Negative)
7. As soon as Leo hadn’t given up smoking, he looked much healthier. (Posi-
tive)
8. Ted’s father had advised him not to get married till he was 35. (Question)