4. Why didn't Jeff hear about Kate's examination? (pass)
5. Why did Fred come home so soon from his holiday? (spend all the money)
6. Why couldn't you get into your flat at once? (lose the key)
7. What did you learn about Bob? (get married)
8. What did she read in the newspaper about the expedition? (return)
9. What did he learn about Helen from the letter he received? (be ill for a month)
Ex. 27. (A, B) Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. You visited a friend and learned a lot of news about his family and other friends.
Example: His father didn't work in the bank anymore. He had retired (retire).
1. His parents didn't live there any longer. They_______________ (go) to live in the country.
2. His sister wasn't there either. She________________________________ (get) married.
3. His house was larger. He_______________________________ (build) the third storey.
4. Your friends, Mike and Brenda, were away. They___________________________ (leave)
for Sweden.
Ex. 28. (A, B) Complete the sentenses, using the verb in brackets.
Example: I was very excited about visiting London because I (be) had never been there before.
1. The little boy couldn 't wait to get to the sea. (see) He_______________________ before.
2. The teacher was late that morning. The class didn't know what to think, (be/late) She______
3. Yesterday Larry taught Nell to play the guitar. She felt very unsure because she (play)
4. It was Miss Kelly's first day at school. She was very nervous because she (teach)________
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Ex. 29. (А, В) Make sentences using the words in brackets.
Example: His hair was wet. (He/just/have/a shower) He had iust had a shower.
1. There was nobody at the platform, (the train/just/leave)______________________
2. We didn't find anybody at home, (everybody/already/go out)__________________
3. The children were playing in the garden, (they/just/come/from school)__________
4. Bob wasn't at home when I arrived, (he/arrange/to meet/some friends/at the club)
5. I couldn't recognize the child after all that time. (I/not/see/her/for seven years)
Ex. 30. (A, B) Put the verb into the correct form, the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
Examples: Was Father at home when I phoned? - No. he had already left.
Was Father at home whenJ phonod? - Yes, but he left soon afterwards.
1. The flat was empty when he arrived. Everybody_________________ (go) to the party.
2. There were voices heard from the kitchen, so I________________ (go) straight there.
3. He cannot take part in the competition. He______________ (break) his leg yesterday.
4. There was an accident at the mountain top. Some skier_________________ (break)
his leg and the ambulance men were carrying him to the road. So we____________________
(stop) to let them pass.
Ex. 31. (A, B) Use the Past Perfect Tense of the verbs given in brackets to complete the sentences.