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1. Write the tense and explain the reason of usage:

a) King Henry VIII had been managing the country for 10 years before he (become) ill.
b) Did you make the dinner yesterday?
c) He lived in a big old house.
d) My friend had read the book by the moment of her coming.
e) The train from Moscow had been going for 10 hours to this station.
f) My uncle first repaired his bike at the age of 20.
g) I had been working at the garden by the time my car was stolen.
h) Dina was sleeping when her father came.

2. Open the brackets and put the verb in Past tense, write the tense and explain the reason of usage:

a) It (be) rain all the nigh and I (decide) to stay home.
b) Don (leave) and the meeting was stopped to be so interesting.
c) Maria Ivanovna (work) all the night that's why she(late) to her job.
d) Andrey (ride) a bike by the moment his mother came home.
e) Anna (remove) to new house last year. f) Mary (buy) the bread by the moment the robber (run) to the shop.
g) We (build) our house at the moment the truck (bring) us the wood.​

Answer 1

1)

a) King Henry VIII had been managing the country for 10 years before he became ill. (past perfect continuous) - used to describe a continuous action that began in the past and was completed at a specific time in the past.

b) Did you make the dinner yesterday? (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

c) He lived in a big old house. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

d) My friend had read the book by the moment of her coming. (past perfect) - used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

e) The train from Moscow had been going for 10 hours to this station. (past perfect continuous) - used to describe a continuous action that began in the past and was completed at a specific time in the past.

f) My uncle first repaired his bike at the age of 20. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

g) I had been working at the garden by the time my car was stolen. (past perfect continuous) - used to describe a continuous action that began in the past and was completed at a specific time in the past.

h) Dina was sleeping when her father came. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

2)

a) It was rain all the nigh and I decided to stay home. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

b) Don left and the meeting was stopped to be so interesting. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

c) Maria Ivanovna worked all the night that's why she was late to her job. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

d) Andrey was riding a bike by the moment his mother came home. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

e) Anna removed to new house last year. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

f) Mary bought the bread by the moment the robber ran to the shop. (simple past) - used to describe a completed action in the past.

g) We were building our house at the moment the truck brought us the wood. (simple past continuous) - used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.