Exercise 108. Supply the Past Simple or the Past Perfect. Translate the sentences. a) When I was 20, I ... to Leningrad to study English. (to go). At that time I thought I ... English quite well because I ... it for nearly ten years (to know, to study). I... already... my studies at the evening classes of Foreign Languages in our town. (to finish) In fact I ... the highest mark at the final examination (to get). I... to Leningrad in August (to come). I ... never ... to a big city, so everything me very much. (to be, to interest) I ... a taxi and ... straight to the hostel where I wasto stay till the end of the entrance examinations (to take, to go). When 1 my luggage in my room, I... to go out to see Leningrad (to put, to decide). 1... never... such a beautiful city before! (to see) After I... around for an hour, I... my way. (to walk, to lose) I... a militiaman and... him that 1... my way. (to find, to tell, to lose) He me the way to the hostel (to show). It turned out that during the past hour I .... round in a circle, and I... quite near the hostel again! (to walk, to be)
b) 1. 1... to enter the philological faculty after I... to a friend of mine, who is a student of the English department. (to decide, to speak) 2. By the time I ... to the University, the meeting... already.... (to get, to begin) 3. After I... the entrance examinations, I... a student of Leningrad University (to pass, to become) 4. 1 the true state of affairs even before I ... your letter (to understand, to read). 5. After I ... all the books on the reading-list, I... that I was prepared for the examination (to read, to decide) 6. He... to our house before I ... breakfast, (to come round, to finish) 7. We ... everything by the time the taxi.... (to pack, to arrive) 8. After I... the library, I. the reader's membership card (to join, to get).
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a) When I was 20, I went to Leningrad to study English. At that time I thought I knew English quite well because I had studied it for nearly ten years. I had already finished my studies at the evening classes of Foreign Languages in our town. In fact, I had gotten the highest mark at the final examination. I came to Leningrad in August. I had never been to a big city, so everything interested me very much. I took a taxi and went straight to the hostel where I was to stay till the end of the entrance examinations. When I had put my luggage in my room, I decided to go out to see Leningrad. I had never seen such a beautiful city before! After I had walked around for an hour, I lost my way. I found a militiaman and told him that I had lost my way. He showed me the way to the hostel. It turned out that during the past hour I had walked round in a circle, and I was quite near the hostel again!
b) 1. I decided to enter the philological faculty after I had spoken to a friend of mine, who is a student of the English department. 2. By the time I got to the University, the meeting had already begun. 3. After I had passed the entrance examinations, I became a student of Leningrad University. 4. I understood the true state of affairs even before I had read your letter. 5. After I had read all the books on the reading-list, I decided that I was prepared for the examination. 6. He came round to our house before I had finished breakfast. 7. We had packed everything by the time the taxi arrived. 8. After I had joined the library, I got the reader's membership card.
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