Lesson 14. Welcome back!

Review

Task 1. Put the verbs in the correct tense.

Many hundreds of years ago a king went to see a fortune teller to know about his future life. The fortune teller told the king, «Your wife will die this year». But the king didn’t believe what the fortune teller … (to predict). Later that year the king’s wife died. The king remembered what the fortune teller … (to tell) him and thought that she … (to cause) the death of his wife. So he decided to put the fortune teller to death. After the soldiers … (to bring) the fortune teller to the king, he reminded her of what she … (to predict). «If you are a real fortune teller, you must know the day of your own death», said the king. The fortune teller realized that the king … (to decide) to kill her. So she thought very carefully and then answered, «I’ll die three days before you do, your majesty».

Task 2. Translate the sentences in English. Revise Past Perfect Tense.

1. Мы вернулись домой вчера до семи часов вечера.
2. Она сдала все экзамены до прошлого вторника.
3. Они не закончили работу вчера до восьми часов.
4. Ваша сестра не рассказала нам новости до конца перерыва вчера.
5. Вы вчера купили цветы до вечеринки? — Да.
6. Они вчера сыграли в теннис до обеда? — Нет.
7. Туристы прибыли вчера перед ужином.
8. Мы не получили вашего сообщения вчера до пяти часов.
9. До конца прошлой недели она еще не переехала а новый дом.
10. Вы подготовили доклад до прошлой среды? — Да.

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Homework

Task 1. Choose what tense to use - Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect:

1. By eight o’clock yesterday I (to finish) my work and at eight I (to play) the piano.
2. By six o’clock father (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner.
3. By nine o’clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV.
4. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to eat) an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street.
5. When father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood.
6. When I (to see) Ann, she (to look) at the flowers which she (to pick) in the field.
7. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces.
8. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and a student (to write) a test.
9. When I (to come) home my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library.
10. When mother (to come) home, the children (to eat) the soup which she (to cook) in the morning.
11. When I (to ring) up Mike, he still (to learn) the poem which he (to begin) learning at school.
12. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) with a ball which Pete (to bring) from home.