Ex. 3. Put the verbs in the following sentences into the simple past tense. 1. I (lay)the record on your desk yesterday

1. I ……… ( lay ) the record on your desk yesterday. 2. It ……….. (hurt ) a bit. 3. He ………. (keep) behind me all the way 4. As they were walking along the road, they ……….. ( hear ) a car coming behind them. Tom turned round and ………. ( hold ) up his hand. The car stopped. 5. He …… ( hit ) the ball back. 6. He ……… ( hide ) the money under the mattress. 7. They admired the lady in black velvet with rose-purple legs who ……… (leap)soneatly on the galloping horse. 8. The sight ……….. ( hold ) his attention. 9. Both of us ……… (lean) towards the same opinion. 10. He ……. ( light ) a cigarette and walked to the window. 11. It was my granny's neighbour who always helped her and …….. (mow) the hay when we couldn't. 12. Long ago he ……….. ( make)rule of going to bed early. 13. His life ……… ( hang ) by a thread. 14. She …… (lie) on the grass all morning. 15. He did all he ………… (know) to avoid it. 16. Last Sunday he ………. (lead) her to the altar. 17. The murderer was carrying the corpse down the stairs when ……….. ( hear) aknock on the door. 18. He …….. ( lend ) me the book to read. 19. Charles I ……….. (lose) his head. 20. I ……….. ( mean)it as a joke. 21. I …….. ( let ) him see that he was in the wrong. 22. He …….. ( meet ) misfortune with a smile. 23. Where you ……….. ( learn)Russian? 24. He even ………. ( kneel ) begging her pardon. 25. She came into the room and …………. ( lean)over her Father's chair and kissed his cheek. 26. When I ……… ( lend ) you my umbrella I ………………. (not mean ) you to keep it.

Ex. 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense:

1. How long he ……………… ( hold ) this office? 2. The country ……………… (make) enormous progress this year. 3. That's something he ……………… (know) all his life. 4. Some fool …………… (let) the cat in and now I can't catch it. 5. I've always wanted to look clever, but now at the age of 20, I have to admit that I look like a person who never even ………......... (hear) of Jung or Updike. 6. You ever ………..…… (hide) any of your earnings from the tax inspector? 7. “Do you know the man? ” – “I ……………. (meet) him. 8. Now we can feed the cow with fresh grass. I just ……………. (mow) some. 9. I never …………… (light) the fire in my life. 10. Prices ………….. (leap) high over the past 6 months. 11. “Where is Tom? " “He just …………… (lie) on the sofa. 12. He.................... (lead) the orchestra for the last 10 years. 13. I ……………. (lend) him money this year but abandoned hope to get it back. 14. This is the second time his car …………… (hit) a tree as the driver likes to stare at the girls walking along the street. 15. This week I …………. ( lose ) another odd kilo due to swimming and daily jogging. 16. Believe me I never …………….. ( mean ) any harm for him. It’sjust an accident. 17. You can't but admire that woman. Mrs. Rack is 55 but so far she ………………. (keep) her figure. 8. This is the first time I ……………….. (come) to the church and ……… (kneel) praying to save the dearest woman in my life – my wife. 19. You will pass your exam as soon as you ……………….. (learn) those rules by heart. 20. I don't remember you ever ……………. (lay) your things on their right places. 21. What are you looking for? You ………………… ( lose)anything?

Ex. 5. Put into the affirmative:

1. Have you heard from your brother? 2. Luckily when he fell he didn't hit his head on a stone. 3. The weather didn’t keep fine last summer. 4. It was a quiet night: the trees didn't lean in the wind and it didn't rain. 5. Do you suppose he has knelt to her and asked her to be his wife? It's unbelievable! 6. Was Gomel lit up for the Christmas last year? 7. I didn't hold him to his promise. 8. Have you already laid a child to sleep? 9. Did he leap over the fence to get into the house? 10. That boy made no mistakes in the test. 11. I have never known him tell a lie. 12. Did Britain lead U4 the world in trade in the 18^th century? 13. He lost no opportunity to meet with her. 14. I didn't mean you to read it. 15. Your eyes seem familiar to me. Haven’t we met before? 16. Who let that cat in? 17. In a fortnight she felt better and even didn't lean on my arm while walking.

Ex. 6. Change sentences according to the model, use Participle II as an attribute:

Model: The boy broke the window. – The window broken by the boy.

1. They held the meeting at noon.

2. Clouds hid the sun.

3. Your uncle made this fence 5 years ago.

4. God heard his prayer.

5. 1 kept the sweets out of his reach.

6. They lit the fire on the bank of the river.

7. The workers laid the bricks yesterday.

8. The pupil learnt the poem.

9. They hung the gate badly.

10. The father has just mowed the lawn.

11. Only the old gypsy knew that secret of his.

12. An Italian keeps the shop.

13. The earl lost all his fortune playing cards.

14. He meant the house for his son.

15. Can you see that Arabian stallion? The man in a white gown leads it by the bridle.