Question

Ex. 4. (В, С) Insert the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect.-раскрыть скобки 1. We hardly (leave) town, when it ____________ (begin) to rain. 2. The moon ,______________ (not / rise). There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night. 3. On glancing at the address, he observed that it contained no name. The stranger_____________ __________________ (not/ go) far, so he followed him to ask it. 4. When at his house , they ________ (tell) me that he ____________ (leave) an hour ago. 5. No sooner he _____________ (take) a drink himself, than Mrs Fettle (look) in. 6. When I ____________ (come) to see my friend, I _______________ (find) him lying in bed. He _________________ (look) very pale as he ____________ (be) seriously ill for a whole month. 7. He hardly __________________ (light) an­other cigarette, when the general ______________ (come) into the courtyard. 8. Gemma went slowly down the stairs, Martini following in silence. She___________(grow) to look ten years older in these few days, and her hair ____________ (become) gray. 9. Presently the sounds of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into which she _______________ (fall). 10. She was a woman of nearly fifty who._____________(be) obviously pretty once. 11. Moreover, to him, the doctor, the affair was the commonplace; it was just a hysterical woman who ________ (quarrel) with her friend and ____________(take) poison. 12. I____________ (leave) home at 8 o'clock, but I___________ (not/go) far when I______________ (remeber) that I____________ (forget) to lock my door. 13. When Alison ________ (disappear) the first strains of the orchestra came stealing out to me from inside the hall. 14. Scarcely I ____________ (close) the door when a gust of wind ____________ (open) it again.

Answer 1

1. Hardly had we left town when it began to rain.

2. The  moon hadn't risen. There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night.

3. On   glancing at the address, he observed that it contained no name. The stranger hadn't gone far, so he followed him to ask it.

4. When at his house, they  told me that he had left an hour ago.

5. No sooner had he taken a drink himself than Mrs Fettle looked in.

6. When I came to see my   friend, I found him lying in bed. He looked very pale as he  had been seriously ill for a whole month.

7. He had hardly lit an­other cigarette when the general came into the courtyard.

8. Gemma went  slowly down the stairs, Martini following in silence.  She had grown to look ten years   older in these few days, and her hair had become gray.

9. Presently the sounds  of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into   which she had fallen.

10. She was a woman of nearly fifty who had been obviously pretty once.

11. Moreover, to him, the doctor, the affair was the commonplace; it was just a hysterical woman who had quarrelled with her friend and took poison.

12. I left home at 8 o'clock, but I hadn't gone far when I remembered that I had forgotten to lock my door.

13. When Alison had disappeared, the first strains of the orchestra came stealing out to me   from inside the hall.

14. Scarcely had I closed the door when a gust of wind   opened it again.

Answer 2

1. We hardly left town when it began to rain.
2. The moon had not risen. There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night.
3. On glancing at the address, he observed that it contained no name. The stranger had not gone far, so he followed him to ask it.
4. When at his house, they told me that he had left an hour ago.
5. No sooner had he taken a drink himself than Mrs Fettle looked in.
6. When I came to see my friend, I found him lying in bed. He looked very pale as he had been seriously ill for a whole month.
7. He hardly lit another cigarette when the general came into the courtyard.
8. Gemma went slowly down the stairs, Martini following in silence. She had grown to look ten years older in these few days, and her hair had become gray.
9. Presently, the sounds of voices and footsteps approaching along the terrace roused her from the dreamy state into which she had fallen.
10. She was a woman of nearly fifty who had been obviously pretty once.
11. Moreover, to him, the doctor, the affair was commonplace; it was just a hysterical woman who had quarreled with her friend and taken poison.
12. I left home at 8 o'clock, but I had not gone far when I remembered that I had forgotten to lock my door.
13. When Alison disappeared, the first strains of the orchestra came stealing out to me from inside the hall.
14. Scarcely had I closed the door when a gust of wind opened it again.