Put the verbs into the correct tense form (Past Simple or Past Perfect).
1. The man (tell) __________ me that he (work) ____________ in Ireland a few years before .
2. We (miss) _____________ the train, because we (leave) ______________ our tickets at home .
3. When I (wake) ¬¬¬¬¬________________ up yesterday, my father _________ already (go) ____________ to work.
4. All my friends (be) ___________ glad to hear that I (pass) ________________ the examinations successfully.
5. By the time we (come) ______________ to see him, he (return) ____________________ home.
6. When they (enter) ______________ the hall, the performance ________ already (begin) ____________ .
7. She (leave) __________________ the house before I (have) ____________ time to ask him anything.
8. By the time the train (reach) ______________ the city, he (make) ________________ friends with many passengers.
9. Suddenly he (remember) ¬¬¬¬¬________________ that he (not ring) _________________ her up in the morning.
10. During the holidays my friend (visit) _____________ the village where he (live) ________________ in his childhood.
11. Tom (open) ____________ his eyes, (look) ___________ around and (try) ___________ to remember what (happen) _________ ______________ with him.
12. He (not tell) ______________ me that he (receive) ____________ ____________ a telegram from her.

Правильные ответы (Past Simple / Past Perfect)

1. The man told me that he had worked in Ireland a few years before.

2. We missed the train because we had left our tickets at home.

3. When I woke up yesterday, my father had already gone to work.

4. All my friends were glad to hear that I had passed the examinations successfully.

5. By the time we came to see him, he had returned home.

6. When they entered the hall, the performance had already begun.

7. She had left the house before I had time to ask him anything.

8. By the time the train reached the city, he had made friends with many passengers.

9. Suddenly he remembered that he had not rung her up in the morning.

10. During the holidays my friend visited the village where he had lived in his childhood.

11. Tom opened his eyes, looked around and tried to remember what had happened with him.

12. He did not tell me that he had received a telegram from her.

Объяснение правил

Past Simple (простое прошедшее время) используется для обозначения действий, которые произошли в прошлом.

Формула:

• Утверждение: Subject + V2 (вторая форма глагола).

• Отрицание: Subject + did not + V1.

Примеры из упражнения:

• The man told me — Мужчина рассказал мне.

• When I woke up — Когда я проснулся.

• They entered the hall — Они вошли в зал.

Past Perfect (предпрошедшее время) используется для обозначения действия, которое произошло раньше другого действия или определённого момента в прошлом.

Формула:

Subject + had + V3 (третья форма глагола).

Для отрицания используется had not (hadn't) + V3.

Примеры из упражнения:

• He had worked in Ireland — Он работал в Ирландии раньше того момента, когда рассказал об этом.

• My father had already gone to work — Отец уже ушёл на работу до того, как я проснулся.

• The performance had already begun — Представление уже началось до того, как они вошли в зал.

Важно: В предложении №7 также грамматически правильно использовать She left the house before I had time..., поскольку союз before уже показывает последовательность действий. В предложении №11 естественнее сказать what had happened to him, а не with him.

Главное различие: Past Simple обозначает действие в прошлом, а Past Perfect подчёркивает, что действие завершилось раньше другого момента в прошлом.