Exercise VII. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.

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Exercises VI. Change the verbs in the following sentence into past tense.

1. Yesterday, I go to the restaurant with a client.

2. We drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space.

3. When we arrive at the restaurant, the place is full.

4. The waitress asks us if we have reservations.

5. I say, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."

6. The waitress tells us to come back in two hours.

7. My client and I slowly walk back to the car.

8. Then we see a small grocery store.

9. We stop in the grocery store and buy some sandwiches.

10. That is better than waiting for two hours.

I

1. Yesterday (to be) my day off. I usually (to wake up) early on my days off. But sometimes I (not to get up) at once. Yesterday I (to get up) at eight o'clock. 2. When you (to have) breakfast yesterday? – I (to have) breakfast at nine o'clock in the morning. 3. We usually (to stay) over the week-end in the country, but we (not to go) to the country yesterday as the weather (to be) very bad. 4. My son (to be) a student. He (study) very well. He always (to prepare) his lessons. Yesterday he (to get) three good marks. 5. When you (to be) at the theatre last time? – I ( to be) at the theatre two weeks ago last time. 6. I usually (to go to bed) at eleven o'clock in the evening. Yesterday my friends (to come to see) me and I ( go to bed) at one o'clock in the morning. 7. Where you (to be) yesterday? – I (to be) at the cinema. – You (to like) the new film? – Yes, I (to do). 8. Who (to give) you this magazine yesterday? –Glebov (to do). – You (to read) it last night? – Yes, I (to do). – The articles in this magazine (to be) interesting? – Yes. They (to be).

II

Yesterday I (to have) a very rough day. I (to get up) early to go shopping, but as soon as I ( to step out) of the door, it (to begin) to rain, so I ( to have to) go back to the apartment and get my umbrella. The elevator (to be) out, so I (to have to) climb six flights of stairs to get to my place. When I (to get back) downstairs, I (to be) so exhausted that I (to have to) sit down on a bench to rest. By that time, it had stopped raining, but the ground (to be) still wet. A brown dog (to come) to where I was sitting and (to beg) for something to eat. I (to try) to ignore him, but he (to splash) water all over my brand new shoes. Finally, the bus (to come), and I (to be) on my way to the supermarket.

When I (to get) to the supermarket, I (to realize) I had forgotten my shopping list, so I couldn't remember everything I (to want) to buy. The cashier (to be) too busy to help me, so I (to gather up) a few items and (to carry) them to the counter. After the cashier (to finish) ringing up my purchase, he (to give) me the wrong change and (to stuff) my groceries into my small shopping cart. I (not to be) in a good mood when I (to leave) the supermarket.

If that wasn't bad enough, I had a terrible time on the bus ride home. First, the bus driver (to yell) at me because I (to take) too much time to get on. Couldn't he see that I (to have) a cart full of groceries? Then, there (to be) not seats. I (to be) sure that someone on the bus could have offered me a place to sit, but everyone (to be) so rude. They (to pretend) not to see me. I just ( to stand) there, (to lean) against one of the poles in the aisles, (to put) my head down, and (to sigh).