Exercises Verb

5.1

1) I (pay) the fare before I got out of the taxi.

2) I (get out) of the taxi, (pay) the fare and (tip) the driver.
Tips – чаевые
3) The film (begin) by the time we (get) to the cinema.
4) The injured man (die) by the time the ambulance (arrive).
5) Cleopatra (die) in 30 B.C.
6) This was the third time my car (break) since I got it.
7) When Mike’s car (break) yesterday, he (take) it to the garage.
8) Morris was disappointed. He (hope) to pass his exams with flying colours.
9) Morris was delighted. He (pass) his exams with flying colours.
10) By 1960 most Britain’s colonies (become) independent.
11) Mozambique (become) independent in 1975.
12) Sam (leave) before Ann (get) to the cafeteria.
13) Boris (expect) to learn English in a few months but he failed.
14) It was the second time I (be) to this hotel.
15) They knew that we (stay) here for two weeks.

5.4 Empasize the priority of an action.

1. I opened the window. The bird flew away.

No sooner_______________________________________________

2. I spoke to Mary. I took a decision.

Scarcely_______________________________________________

3. Linda ate her breakfast. She rushed off to the station to meet her friend.

Barely_______________________________________________

4. The tourists arrived in London. They went sightseeing.

No sooner_______________________________________________

5. The corn turned golden. The farmers started harvesting.

Scarcely_______________________________________________

6. Aston Villa started the season. They lost two games.

No sooner_______________________________________________

7. The new people moved in. They began doing up the cottage.

Barely _______________________________________________

8. The secretary typed the letter. The manager signed it.

Hardly_______________________________________________

9. I got into the bus. It started moving.

Scarcely _______________________________________________

5.5

An amazing Person

Oprah Winfrey is an amazing person. By the time she _____(be) twelve she already _____(decide) on a
career. Not long afterwards, she ______(get) her first job. Although she (not/have)____ any experience,
she (become) ________ a news reporter. When she (get)_____ her own TV chat show, she already
______(act) in a major Hollywood film. By the late 1980s Oprah Winfrey (become) ______ a household
word. Then in 1994 she (decide) ______to improve the quality of chat show themes. She also (make)
______ a personal change. She always (have) ______ a weight problem, but in 1995 TV viewers (see)
______ a new Winfrey. She (lose) ______ almost 40 kilos as a result of dieting and working out. She also
(compete) in a marathon. She has really been an inspiration to many people.
Answers:

5.1

1) had paid

2) got, paid, tipped

3) had begun, got

4) had died, arrived

5) died

6) had broken

7) broke, took

8) had hoped

9) passed

10) had become

11) became

12) had left

13) had expected

14) had been

15) had been staying

5.2

1. had met

2. went

3. had taken

4. had seen

5. had lost

6. had found

7. had cheated

8. had made up

9. had gone

10. didn’t hear

11. had finished

12. had eaten

5.2/5.3 так проверить

5.5

1. was

2. had already decided

3. got

4. hadn’t had .

5. became

6. got

7. had already acted

8. had become

9. decided

10. made/had made

11. had always had

12. saw

13. had lost

14. had competed/ competed