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Put the verbs in brackets into the
past
simple
,
past continuous
,
past perfect
or
the
past perfect continuous
.
Last summer, Jim and his friend Bob
1)
...............................
(decide)
to spend
the night in a haunted castle. They
2)
...........................
(travel)
since morning so
they
3)
...........................
(feel)
very tired when
they finally
4)
................................
(arrive)
late in
the evening. After they
5)
...............................
(have)
a light dinner, they
6)
...................................
(go)
straight
to their room. They
7)
.................................
(lie)
in their beds
for an hour, when suddenly they
8)
.......................................
(hear)
loud footsteps in the corridor. They
9)
.........................
(try)
to open their door, but it seemed it
10)
..........................
(get stuck)
! Eventually, the door
11)
.................................
(open)
and a woman in a white dress
12)
..............................
(appear)
. She
13)
......................................
(walk)
slowly and
14)
................................
(sing)
a sad song. They immediately
15)
.................................
(run)
out of the castle and never
16)
..............................
(go)
back again.
Key word transformations
8
Complete the second sentence so that it
means the same as the first. Use the word
in bold.
1
He had lunch, then he visited the library.
(AFTER)
He visited the library ........................................
............................................................... lunch.
2
The museum closed before we arrived.
(TIME)
The museum .....................................................
................................................... we got there.
3
They waited at the bus stop for an hour, then
the bus came.
(UNTIL)
The bus didn’t come .........................................
............................. for an hour at the bus stop.
4
She spent the whole morning in the garden and
she was tired.
(WORKING)
She ...................................................................
in the garden since morning and she was tired.
5
They didn’t take a compass with them and they
lost the way.
(TAKEN)
They got lost because they ..............................
....................................................... with them.
3
Fill in:
medieval
,
city
,
cobbled
,
ghost
,
ancient
.
Use the phrases to make sentences.
4
Choose the correct word. Check in your
dictionaries.
1
.............. tour;
2
.............. city walls;
3
.................
cathedrals;
4
................. streets;
5
................. story
6
Put the verbs in brackets into the
past
perfect
or the
past perfect continuous
.
1
They went to the museum after they ...............
..................................
(finish)
their homework.
2
They got lost because they ..............................
(not/take)
a map with them.
3
She ............................
(already/arrange)
to go
to Edinburgh so she didn’t come with us to York.
4
Terry ..................................
(work)
in the cellar
since morning and he felt very tired.
5
He .....................................
(not/sleep)
for two
days and felt exhausted.
6
Her eyes were red. ..........................
(she/cry)
?
7
She ..................................
(live)
in York for ten
years before she decided to move to London.
G
rammar
Past perfect/Past perfect
continuous
5
Read the theory. Find examples in the text.
AFFIRMATIVE
I/you/he, etc
had been working
.
NEGATIVE
I/you/he, etc
hadn’t been working
.
INTERROGATIVE
Had I/you/he, etc
been working
?
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I/you/he, etc
had
.
No, I/you/he, etc
hadn’t
.
Past Perfect Continuous (
had been
+ verb
-ing
)
see
pp. GR4-
GR5
The
1) historic/historical
city of York is a
2) popular/
typical
holiday destination in England. The Romans
3) created/founded
York almost 2,000 years ago on the
north east bank of the River Ouse. Tourists enjoy
4) wondering/wandering
York’s narrow streets during
the daytime and taking part in ghost
5) walks/marches
at
night. People believe that a lot of places there are
6) ghostly/haunted
. One such place is the Treasurer’s
House whose
7) history/story
is quite fascinating. A
plumber working there heard a noise then saw Roman
soldiers coming through the walls
8) carrying/bringing
shields and spears. When the plumber
9) observed/
noticed
the soldiers had no legs he left the cellar
10) terrified/afraid
.
