Module Test

Lebedeva Vlada 1english

Tenses

I. Use the required verb forms in the following sentences

1.As he had been thinking for month about leaving his wife and did not do it because it would have been
too cruel to deprive her of himself, her departure was a very healthful shock
2.When she had nearly reached the end of the curve she saw a figure ahead of her.
3. Mary had returned to the room. Al was sitting down beside the gas fire and took off his shoes.
4. Her eyes were puffed, and she was obviously crying that afternoon.
5. No sooner I arrived than I have sent her a letter to say that I had have a present for her.
6. I got back as soon as I have got through with my business.
7 .He has a son of twenty-seven. He is farming in New Zealand
8.  He had taken to drink before they were married three years.
9. I had been sitting there for about ten minutes, pretending to read, when someone sat down at mу table.

II. Translate the following into English, observing the rules of the sequence of tenses
1. We drove for about an hour and then saw a small lake.
2. Anna Packed her things and was waiting for a taxi.
3. I've never felt as good as I do now.
4. I enjoyed the ballet very much. Why didn't you go with us?
5. The weather that day was gloomy. The cold wind that had been blowing since morning had stopped,
but the rain was still drizzling.
6. for two years, she was the best student.
7. He took the kitten and carefully placed it where we found it.
8. The train leaves at a quarter to two. If we don't go to the train station right away, we'll be late.
9. John was checking out his students ' essays and was now reading a book that he had bought on the
way to school that morning.
10. I'll tell him to return the key when he's done his house inspection.

III. Open the brackets, using Present Perfect or Past Simple

1 Last night I felt tired and went to bed very early.
2 Where did you spend your holidays?
3 Have you ever spent your holidays in the Crimea?
4 While travelling in the Crimea, I met your friend.
5 I have never visited that place.
6 Have you taken any photographs while travelling in the south?
7 He was abroad five years ago.
8 Were you in the Caucasus last year?
9 They left England when he was still a child.
10 He hasn't come back yet.