Exercise 1. put the verbs in brackets into the required past tense, pay attention to the sequence of tenses 1. she (hear) the band playing and she (know) that in a few moments the curtain (go) up. 2. mary (think) he (prefer) to be by himself. 3. i (hear) from your mother that you (be) late and so i (order) coffee and sandwiches. 4. mrs smith (ask) him if he (have) dinner there. 5. the old man (ask) me if i (have) parents. 6. he (be) very sorry for jennie, and he (tell) his wife that he (have) to go out and see her. 7. and the other day i (have) a letter from him saying he (be) in moscow soon. 8. i (say) i (be) back by 9 o'clock. 9. you (promise) you (try) to persuade him to stay on for a bit. 10. in a few words i (tell) him what (happen). 11. she (ask) me if i (live) long in that town. 12. when i (ring) her that evening she (say) she (not like) to discuss those problems on the phone. 13. that evening she (tell) me (be) at the hotel number, and about half past eight i (dial) that number, but there (be) no answer. 14. i (put) the papers back where they (belong), (tell) the manager i (do) no clipping or tearing, (return) to the hotel, (treat) myself to a glass of milk in the coffee shop, and (go) to bed. 15. he (write) that he (come) to lunch the following day.

1. She (heard) the band playing and she (knew) that in a few moments the curtain (would go) up. 2. Mary (thought) he (prefered) to be by himself. 3. I (heard) from your mother that you (were) late and so I (ordered) coffee and sandwiches. 4. Mrs Smith (asked) him if he (had had) dinner there. 5. The old man (asked) me if I (had) parents. 6. He (was) very sorry for Jennie, and he (told) his wife that he (had) to go out and see her. 7. And the other day I (had) a letter from him saying he ( would be) in Moscow soon. 8. I (said) I (would be) back by 9 o'clock. 9. You (promised) you (would try) to persuade him to stay on for a bit. 10. In a few words I (told) him what (had happend). 11. She (asked) me if I (had lived) long in that town. 12. When I (rang) her that evening she (said) she (did not like) to discuss those problems on the phone. 13. That evening she (told) me (to call) her at the hotel number, and about half past eight I (dialed) that number, but there (was) no answer. 14. I (put) the papers back where they (belonged), (told) the manager I (had done) no clipping or tearing, (returned) to the hotel, (treated) myself to a glass of milk in the coffee shop, and (went) to bed. 15. He (wrote) that he (would come) to lunch the following day.