Ex. 13 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect simple

1. James ………... (sit) outside the office waiting for the interview. He 2............................ (feel) so nervous that he 3............................ (not know) what to do with himself. The person who 4............................ (go in) before him 5............................ (be) in there for nearly an hour. And she 6............................ (look) so confident when she 7............................ (go) in. Not like James. He 8............................ (feel) sure that she 9............................ (already get) the job. The problem 10............................ (be) that he "............................ (want) this job so much. It n............................ (mean) everything to him. He 13............................ (think) about it such a lot before the day of the interview. He 14............................ (imagine) himself performing brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job immediately. But now here he 15............................ (be) feeling terrible. He 16..................................... (cannot remember) all those things he "............................ (plan) to say. At that moment, he 18............................ (almost decide) to get up and leave. But no - he 19............................ (have to

do) this. He 20............................ (spend) so much time thinking about it that he 21.................................... (cannot give up) like that. His hands 22............................ (be) hot and sticky and his mouth 23............................

(feel) dry. Finally the door of the office 24............................ (open). The woman who 25............................ (go in) an hour earlier 26............................ (come out) looking very pleased with herself. She 27............................ (smile) sympathetically at James. At that moment James 28............................ (hate) her. The managing director then 29............................ (appear) at the office door. 'Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.' James 30............................ (suddenly wish) that he 31............................ (go) home after all. He 32............................ (get up), legs shaking and forehead sweating and 33............................ (wonder) whether he 34............................ (look) as terrified as he 35............................ (feel).

 

Ex. 14 Translate the following into English bringing out the difference between sentences which pattern actions related to the same past moment and those containing consecutive actions

1. Он снова положил руки на стол и посмотрел на них. 2. Он снова положил руки на стол и глядел на них. 3. Мальчик бросил лодку и поплыл к берегу. 4. Мальчик бросил лодку и теперь плыл к берегу. 5. Они закончили еду и теперь пили кофе. 6. Она поела и отнесла тарелки на кухню. 7. Они вышли из кино и пошли вверх по улице. 8. Они вышли из кино и теперь шли вверх по улице. 9. Джо спустился в холл и там ждал своего приятеля. 10.Ветер прекратился, а дождь все шел. 11. Дети потеряли мяч в высокой траве и теперь искали его. 12. Ветер сдул с него шляпу, и теперь она катилась по улице. 13.Ветер сдул с него шляпу, и она покатилась по улице. 14. Мэри нашла старую шляпу и стала ее примерять. 15.Мэри нашла старую шляпу и теперь примеряла ее.