Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous and the Present Perfect. Later that afternoon Miss MacDonald (tell) Tom that Hopkins would like to see him that evening at 7 o’clock. At two minutes after the hour, Tom (knock) at Hopkins door. Hopkins Ex. 7. (В, С) Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous. 75 (open) it. He (be) alone, and, to Tom’s surprise, he (look) tired. He (pace) restlessly up and down the room jingling the change in his pockets and gesticulating as he (talk). The first thing he (say) after greeting Tom (be): “I definitely (decide) to go ahead with this mental health committee.”

Answer 1

Told

Knocked

Was

Looked

Had Paced

Had been talking

Said

Was

Decided

Answer 2

Past Indefinite: Later that afternoon Miss MacDonald told Tom that Hopkins would like to see him that evening at 7 o’clock. At two minutes after the hour, Tom knocked at Hopkins door.

Past Continuous: Later that afternoon Miss MacDonald was telling Tom that Hopkins would like to see him that evening at 7 o’clock. At two minutes after the hour, Tom was knocking at Hopkins door.

Present Perfect: Later that afternoon Miss MacDonald has told Tom that Hopkins would like to see him that evening at 7 o’clock. At two minutes after the hour, Tom has knocked at Hopkins door.

Past Perfect: He had opened it. He had been alone, and, to Tom’s surprise, he had looked tired. He had been pacing restlessly up and down the room, jingling the change in his pockets and gesticulating as he had been talking. The first thing he said after greeting Tom was: “I had definitely decided to go ahead with this mental health committee.”

Past Perfect Continuous: He had been opening it. He had been alone, and, to Tom’s surprise, he had been looking tired. He had been pacing restlessly up and down the room, jingling the change in his pockets and gesticulating as he had been talking. The first thing he said after greeting Tom was: “I had definitely been deciding to go ahead with this mental health committee.”