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A. Past tenses Julie _______________(walk) for hours when she suddenly noticed that the sun ___________(sink) in the sky. She _____________(lose) track of time because she ___________(think) about the most important decision she'd ever had to make in her life. Things ____________(not be) the same between Julie and her fiance, David, since he accepted a job in Paris. They __________(know) each other for almost five years, and in that time, they had never argued much. Lately, though, their relationship __________(become) stormy. They _____________(seem) to be finding fault with each other and disagreeing about everything. For the first time, she ___________(start) to wonder if she ______________(be) ready for marriage. And with the wedding only twenty days away, she ___________(need) to make up her mind soon. Everything in Julie's life ____________(go) well until her world fell apart just a month before. A large company ___________(offer) David an important position that would require him to move to France. As his wife, Julie would have to go, too. Why hadn't he discussed his decision with her? Although Julie ______________(always want) to live abroad she felt very confused. Was she ready to move halfway across the world, leaving behind her friends and family and the only home she had ever known? If the answer was no, _____________(she be) ready to say goodbye to the only man she _____________(ever love)? B. Past Tenses - Key Word Transformation Exercise 1. I intended to send the postcard yesterday, but I couldn't. (going) I____________________________________ , but I couldn't. 2. We used to talk until the wee hours after dinner on Saturdays. (would) We______________________________________ on Saturdays. 3. John had the irritating habit of chewing gum in class. (always) John___________________________________ in class. 4. Lindsay wasn't always as kind as that. She changed a lot after she had her first child. (be) Lindsay _____________________ as kind as that. She changed a lot after she had her first child. 5. I felt so sad about the deterioration in Paul's condition. (worse) I felt so sad___________________________________- . 6. I was very keen on cooking in those days. (use) I ___________________________________ in those days. 7. I don't know if you want to come to the theatre with me tonight. (wondering) I__________________________________ to the theatre with me tonight. 8. I had to go past Mary's office so I decided to drop in. (passing) I___________________________________ , so I decided to drop in.

9. Jerry had the accident before we got to his apartment. (by the time) ________________________Jerry's apartment, __________________ the accident. 10. What did you do at the moment of the crash? (when) What____________________________ occurred? C. Sentence transformation with Past and Perfect Tenses İ.E. I haven’t played tennis for a long time It’s a long time _since I played __tennis 1. The last time it rained was a month ago. It.........................................................................................a month 2. She has never been on night duty before. It’s the first ………………………………………………….. on night duty 3. Jack started playing the drums five hours ago. Jack ………………………………………………….. five hours. 4. I bought this tape recorder in September. I have ……………………………………………………September. 5. I first met John at University two years ago. I ‘ve ………………………………………. two years. 6. My neighbours have been married for ten years. My neighbours …………………………… ten years ago. 7. I last went to the cinema two weeks ago. I …………………………………………………to the cinema for two weeks 8. When did you start learning English? How long …………………………………………………English? 9. Michael learned how to sing when he was small. Michael has .....................................................................................since he was small. 10. When did it start snowing? How long .............................................................................snowing? 11. It’s a long time since I saw them. I ...............................................................................................a long time ago. 12. She stopped playing volleyball when she broke her wrist. She hasn’t ........................................................................................... she broke her wrist 13. I’ve never eaten this before. It’s the first time ............................................................................this. 14. They bought their house five years ago. They have .....................................................................................for five years 15. Gina is still in London. Gina hasn’t .....................................................................................London yet 16. Jack met Ian in 1988 Jack and Ian ...............................................................................each other since 1988 17. He started repairing the television at two o’clock and he is still doing it. He hasn’t .........................................................................................the television yet. 18. When did you take up golf? How long ...............................................................................playing golf? 19. It’s ages since I went to a disco. I ......................................................................to a disco for ages. 20. How long has he been in Italy? When ...........................................................................Italy.

ANSWERS: A. 1. had been walking 2. was sinking 3. had lost 4. had been thinking 5. hadn't been 6. had known 7. had become 8. seemed 9. was starting 10. was 11. needed 12. had been going 13. had offered 14. had always wanted 15. was she 16. had ever loved B. . I intended to send the postcard yesterday, but I couldn't. (going) I was going to send the postcard yesterday, but I couldn't. 2. We used to talk until the wee hours after dinner on Saturdays. (would) We would talk until the wee hours after dinner on Saturdays. 3. John had the irritating habit of chewing gum in class. (always) John was always chewing gum in class. 4. Lindsay wasn't always as kind as that. She changed a lot after she had her first child. (be) Lindsay didn't use to be as kind as that. She changed a lot after she had her first child. 5. I felt so sad about the deterioration in Paul's condition. (worse) I felt so sad that Paul was getting worse. 6. I was very keen on cooking in those days. (use) I used to be very keen on cooking in those days. 7. I don't know if you want to come to the theatre with me tonight. (wondering) I was wondering if you would like to come to the theatre with me tonight. 8. I had to go past Mary's office so I decided to drop in. (passing) I was passing Mary's office, so I decided to drop in. 9. Jerry had the accident before we got to his apartment. (by the time) By the time we got to Jerry's apartment, he had had the accident. 10. What did you do at the moment of the crash? (when) What did you do when the crash occurred?