Exercise 2. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в the Past Perfect Tense и переведите историю.

Fortune Teller

Many hundreds of years ago a king went to see a fortune teller to know about his future life. The fortune teller told the king, «Your wife will die this year». But the king didn’t believe what the fortune teller … (topredict). Later that year the king’s wife died. The king remembered what the fortune teller … (to tell) him and thought that she … (to cause) the death of his wife. So he decided to put the fortune teller to death. After the soldiers … (to bring) the fortune teller to the king, he reminded her of what she … (to predict). «If you are a real fortune teller, you must know the day of your own death», said the king. The fortune teller realized that the king … (to decide) to kill her. So she thought very carefully and then answered, «I’ll die three days before you do, your majesty».

My favourite holiday is New Year. it is one of the oldest and deeply revered holidays. not only children but also grown-ups love New Year. New Year is a special holiday in my family. this is the time when we all gather at a big table. A few days before New Year we put up our Christmas tree in the living room. we also decorate all the rooms. we put Christmas figures on the shelves. all these things feel our house with a special festival atmosphere. my mum cooks something special for New Year’s dinner. we all help her. we like to follow the new trend and celebrate New Year wearing same colours as the colour of the animal in chines calendar. We usually watch different New Year programs on TV on this day. when the clock on the Kremlin tower strikes midnight, we, according to the long standing tradition, make our wishes and give each other compliments of the season. after that we exchange gifts with each other. For me, New Year is the night, when air is filled with magic, this is the time of new hopes and aspirations, a feeling of easiness and joy. this is the time when I want to live, enjoymy life to the full and move forward!

1. I ( to see) this film this week. I like it very much.

2. When I ( to enter ) the kitchen, I ( to see ) that my mother ( to stand )

at the table and ( to cut ) some cabbage. She ( to cook ) dinner.

3. After school yesterday he ( to come) home, ( to have ) dinner, ( to

read ) an article from the latest magazine and ( to begin ) doing his

homework.

4. When your friend ( to return ) from the south? – She ( to return )

yesterday. – You (to go ) to the station to meet her? – No, I …, I ( to be )

too busy.

5. Your brother ( to return ) from the north? – Yes, he ( to come ) a few

days ago.

6. You ( to be ) to the USA ? When you ( to be ) there? – I ( to be ) there

in 2011.

7. Where ( to be ) your brother? – He just ( to come ) home. He ( to take

) a shower in the bathroom now.

9. As soon as I ( to see ) him, I ( to understand ) that he ( to work ) hard.

He ( to write ) something and ( not to notice ) anything.

10. When I ( to come ) home yesterday, the children ( to run ) and ( to

sing ) merrily.

11. When the young man ( to enter ) the room, she ( to look ) at him in

surprise. “ What you ( to want ) to tell me?” she ( to say ). “ Why you (

to come )?”

12. With whom you ( to discuss ) this question yesterday?

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