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Тема "Граматичний матеріал: Present Simple. Аудіювання"

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1.  Our clothes were wet because we ..... in the rain.   
 had been walking 
 had walked 
 were walking 
 walked 
  
 2.  Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they ..... the Earth for a very long period of time.   
 ruled 
 were ruling 
 had ruled 
 had been ruling 
  
 3.  In 1912 the Titanic ..... an iceberg on its first trip across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later.   
 had hit 
 hit 
 was hitting 
 had been hitting 
  
 4.  Hardly ..... the place of our destination when it became quite dark.   
 had we reached 
 we reached 
 we were reaching 
 we had been reaching 
  
 5.  When I was young, I ..... that people over forty were very old. Now that I am forty myself I don’t think so.   
 thought 
 used to think 
 was thinking 
 had thought 
  
 6.  Everybody was laughing merrily while Harris ..... them a funny story.   
 told 
 had told 
 was telling 
 had been telling 
  
 7.  Alan ..... out almost every day last year, but now he can’t afford it.   
 used to eat 
 ate 
 was eating 
 had eaten 
  
 8.  While I ..... a burglar climbed into the room through the window.   
 had been sleeping 
 was sleeping 
 slept 
 had slept 
  
 9.  When Alice was small, she ..... of darkness and always slept with the light on.   
 used to be afraid 
 was afraid 
 had been afraid 
 afraided 
  
 10.  We ..... TV for ten minutes when the electricity went off.   
 watched 
 were watching 
 had watched 
 had been watching 
  
 11.  Mrs. Smith was busy last weekend because her grandchildren ..... with her.   
 had been staying 
 were staying 
 stayed 
 had stayed 
  
 12.  Scarcely ..... out of the window when I saw a flash of light.   
 had I looked 
 I was looking 
 had I been looking 
 was I looking 
  
 13.  It wasn't raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It ..... all day.   
 had been raining 
 rained 
 was raining 
 had rained 
  
 14.  When I first ..... to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well.   
 came 
 had come 
 was coming 
 had been coming 
  
 15.  He was taken to the police station because he ..... into a car in front of him.   
 crashed 
 had crashed 
 didn’t crash 
 wasn’t crashing 






































Bewley's Oriental Cafes
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. Bewley's (be) an old Irish tea house chain. 
2. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafes (begin) in 1835 when Charles Bewley (import) over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin. 
3. It (not / look) like a great deal today, but back then it (be) a coup: no man before (dare) to import tea directly into Ireland. 
4. Bewley's initiative (put) an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly which before 1835 (force) the Irish to import their tea from London. 
5. Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also (become) a tea merchant. 
6. Like his father, he (import) tea into Ireland. 
7. The Irish (like) the idea of not having to import old tea from London. 
8. A tea expert (notice) that even the poorest Irish people (buy) only the finest tea. 
9. By the end of the 19th century a tea culture (develop) in Ireland. 
10. In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley (want) to stimulate the market for a product that (be) rather unknown that far: coffee. 
11. In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he (begin) to run coffee making demonstrations. 
12. His wife (bake) scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon (find out) that their idea (be) extremely popular among customers. 
13. That (mark) the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Cafe. 
14. In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley (open) another Bewley's Oriental Cafe in 1927, on which he (spend) nearly 60,000 Pound. 
15. Still now the interior furnishings and wonderful stain glass (provide) a very special oriental flair. 
16. During World War II, Bewley's (must restrict) the supply of tea to an ounce per head, and many customers (switch) to coffee. 
17. Today, Bewley's (be) Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas. 
18. It (create) a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it (open) cafйs in book stores and Dublin Airport. 
19. Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima (win) Gold Awards in the London 









Bewley's Oriental Cafйs
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. Bewley's is an old Irish tea house chain. 
2. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafйs began in 1835 when Charles Bewley imported over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin. 
3. It does not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before had dared to import tea directly into Ireland. 
4. Bewley's initiative put an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly which before 1835 had forced the Irish to import their tea from London. 
5. Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also became a tea merchant. 
6. Like his father, he imported tea into Ireland. 
7. The Irish liked the idea of not having to import old tea from London. 
8. A tea expert noticed that even the poorest Irish people bought only the finest tea. 
9. By the end of the 19th century a tea culture had developed in Ireland. 
10. In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley wanted to stimulate the market for a product that had been rather unknown that far: coffee. 
11. In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he began to run coffee making demonstrations. 
12. His wife baked scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon found out that their idea was extremely popular among customers. 
13. That marked the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Cafй. 
14. In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley opened another Bewley's Oriental Cafй in 1927, on which he had spent nearly 60,000 Pound. 
15. Still now the interior furnishings and wonderful stain glass provide a very special oriental flair. 
16. During World War II, Bewley's had to restrict the supply of tea to an ounce per head, and many customers switched to coffee. 
17. Today, Bewley's is Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas. 
18. It has created a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it has opened cafйs in book stores and Dublin Airport. 
19. Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima have won Gold Awards in the London Great Taste Awards. 

Надіслано вчителем Міжнародного ліцею Гранд Чистякова О.А.