Exercise 17 Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 701.

Exercise 16 Read the email. Choose the correct alternative.

From: Nonna@zapnet.com

To: GHL@zapnet.com

Subject: International student conference

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Hi! Thought you'd like to know that the conference was very successful. The talks (1) were/had been really interesting and all the speakers (2) had prepared/prepared their material very thoroughly. Everyone agreed we should do the same next year.

However, there were some problems with the conference centre. When we (3) arrived/had arrived, we (4) discovered /had discovered that the manager (5) reserved/had reserved the wrong room for us. This meant that we (6) didn't have/hadn't had enough space. Unfortunately, he couldn't let us have the larger room because he (7) gave/had given it to another group, which was even bigger than ours.

He (8) also misunderstood /had also misunderstood the letter explaining what food we (9) wanted/had wanted. In fact, we (10) suspected/had suspected that he (11) lost/had lost it. I don't recommend using that place again!

CU

Nonna

1 When the waiter ___________ (bring) the bill I ___________ (realize) I ___________ (drop) my wallet somewhere.

2 My friend ___________ (offer) to pay but she ____________ (not have) any cash.

3 We ____________ (not notice) that the restaurant ____________ (not accept) credit cards when we ___________ (sit down).

4 I ___________ remember that on the way to the restaurant I ____________ (see) a branch of my bank very nearby.

5 My friend ___________ (wait) in the restaurant while I __________ (run) to the bank.

6 By the time I ___________ (get) there, the manager and most of the staff ___________ (go) home, but one of the windows was still open.

7 When I ___________ (explain) to the cashier that I ___________ (not have) my cheque book he ___________ (tell) me that someone __________ (bring) my wallet to the front desk ten minutes earlier.

8 By the time I __________ (get) back to the restaurant the manager __________ (phone) the police.