Unit 3. People's background

Put the verbs into the past simple
1. Pierre Curie (die) in 1906.
2. He (not go) to the club yesterday.
3. You (prepare) your lessons
yesterday ?
S + V(simple past)
* Listen and repeat
The fat man has a red pen
This handbag will be sent to Helen
Sam said apples were very expensive then
There’re ten pans on the shelf
Ben sat on a bench with a yellow cat
Ann never gets bad marks in French
* Practise these sentences
Keys:
1. 2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
send
met
said
sad
sand
bed
mat
bad
Marie
1906
After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she (take) up the position which her husband (obtain) at the Sorbonne.
now
1906
?
After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.
When I came home yesterday, everybody already (go) out
When I came home yesterday, everybody had already gone out
Exercise 1:
1- had broken
2- had done
3- had met
4- had not (hadn`t) turned off
5- had ever seen
6- had been
7- had left
8- had moved
9- had not (hadn`t) seen
10- had broken in




Her father (get) home
The girl (do) the homework
S + had + PII
The past perfect or past simple
Her father (get) home
The girl (do) the homework
when
The girl had done the homework
her father got home.
S + V(simple past)
……………………
=> ………………………………
After
before
by the time
the girl had done the homework,
her father got home.
The girl had done the homework
her father got home.
The girl had done the homework
her father got home.
We just (finish) dinner when they (come).
He seldom (travel) by bicycle before he (go) to Vietnam.
Ann (go) to get the carpet for the room but someone already (take) it.
You (manage) to see the Director, or he (go) out by the time you (get) there?
He just (get) home when you (phone). He (be) in New York.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets in the
past simple or past perfect
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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What’s up?


While George was reading in bed, two thieves into his kitchen. When they had entered the house, they went to the dinning room. It was very dark, so they on a torch. Suddenly they heard a voice behind them.
“What’s up? What’s up?” a voice . The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
George a noise and came downstairs quickly. He turned on the light but he couldn’t see anybody. The thieves f But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.
“What’s up?” he called.
“Nothing, Henry,” George said and smiled. “Go back to sleep.”
had climbed
had turned
had called out
had heard
already went.
Exercise 3: There are five mistakes in the use of tenses in the following story. Find and correct them.
climbed
turned
called out
heard
had already gone.
Take me to your heart
(Michael learn to rock)
Hiding from the rain and snow. Trying to but I won`t go. Looking at the crowded street. Listening to my odd heart beat. So people all around the world me where do I find someone like you, girl.
Take me to your heart, take me to your soul. Give me your before I`m old. Show me what the love is, haven`t got a clue. Show me wonder can`t be true. They say nothing lasts . We only hear today. Love is now or . Bring me far away.
Take me to your heart, take me to your soul. Give me your and hold me. Show me what the love is, be my guiding star. It isn`t, take me to your heart.
forget
let
many
tell
hands
haven`t
forever
never
hands
that
Choose the best answer
1. After he ….. his homework, he went to the cinema.
A. did B. had done
C. had did D. had do
2. She ……. me for what I had done for her.
A. had thank B. thank
C. had thanked D. thanked
3. By 8 o’clock last night, the police ......…. three of the four bank attackers .
A. did catch B. had caught
C. caught D. had catch

1. had just finished
………….. came


2. had seldom travelled
……….... went


3. went ………………
had already taken


4. Did you manage
…….. had he gone
……. got

5. had just got
……..…. phoned.
………had been