Ex.22. Replace the infinitives by the Past Perfect, the Past Perfect Continuous or the Past Simple as required.

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Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous?

Ex.21. Complete the situations as in the example. Present events as prior to other events or situations. Use them in a broader context to justify your choice of the verb forms.

Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous?

Example: Dexter was studying economics when I met him. (for 4 years) – Dexter had been studying economics for 4 years when I met him. He was glad to work as an accountant.

1. Sophie was working as a lecturer when I joined the staff. (for 10 years)

2. Margaret was wandering from room to room when I returned. (for a long time)

3. He was working in a fast food restaurant when he found another job. (for half a year)

4. The artist was sitting in the gallery when Maria found him at last. (for 5 hours)

5. George was working as a reporter when I first met him. (since 2002)

1. He told me he _______ (not to see) much of her since he _______ (to move) to an­other place.

2. When I _______ (to arrive) he _______ (to stay) at the same hotel where we first _______ (to meet). He _______ (to tell) me he _______ (to wait) for me for some time already.

3. He _______ (to consult) his watch nervously several times before he _______ (to see) her at the end of the platform.

4. He _______ (to write) and _______ (to tear) up more than one letter when at last he _______ (to find) the necessary form of address.

5. At the end of the week the fishermen _______ (to think) they _______ (to sail) long enough to reach the shore, and as there _______ (to be) no land in sight, they _______ (to understand) that they _______ (to lose) their course and _______ (to follow) the wrong route.

6. It _______ (not to rain) for more than two months, and the fruits _______ (to fall) before they _______ (to become) ripe, when one August night the people _______ (to be roused) by the sound of heavy drops beating against the roofs and window-panes. With the rain there _______ (to come) hope.