MIXED TENSES 002: IT WAS MIDNIGHT – Rešitve
1. I was reading
2. repeated
3. were sleeping
4. checked
5. was using
6. started
7. listened
8. found
9. would arrive
10. waited
11. had requested
12. had fallen
13. took
14. did I put
15. was nursing
16. had preceded
17. had entered
18. had caused
MIXED TENSES 002: IT WAS MIDNIGHT …
Insert the right tenses: simple past, past continuous, past perfect
It was almost midnight and 1._________( to read) a thriller. I wanted to go to bed, but I kept postponing doing it. Just one more page, 2. I ___________(to repeat) to myself from time to time. My wife and my children3. _______________(to sleep) upstairs. I was also enjoying the sweet feeling of freedom that I couldn’t enjoy in daytime.
Then suddenly there was a blackout. 4. I__________ (to check) if there was something wrong with the lamp 5. I _________(to use) but that was not the problem. It was not a stormy night, nobody was using the electric oven or the washing machine or the hairdryer or the dishwasher. No, the whole house was still and silent.
Not being able to find a rational answer, and still sitting in the complete darkness, 6. I ________(to start) feeling a bit scared. Maybe I was under the influence of the thriller, but wasn’t that a low grating at the door? Was somebody tampering with it?
7. I___________ (to listen) with intense concentration. No, there was no noise, it was only my imagination. So, what was the blackout due to, then?
Groping in the dark, 8. I ________(to find) a candle. After lighting it, I decided to call the electricity company. It was past midnight by now, but they were very kind: they said they 9. _________ (to arrive) in an hour’s time. 10. I_________ (to wait)for them sitting on the sofa, unable to read any longer.
The company 11. ___________(to request) my cell phone number, because the bell wouldn’t be working, and it was with a start that I woke up when the cell phone rang. 12. I ___________(to fall) asleep . I had perhaps been sleeping only a few minutes because I felt confused and dizzy. 13. It___________ (to take) me some time to remember the situation I was in. The phone kept ringing. I didn’t want to wake up my family so I had to stop it as soon as possible. 14. But where ___________( to put) it? I got up in a frenzy and I stumbled against the small tool I keep next to the sofa. It was a terrible pain. I limped to the door, opened it and let the electrician in. 15. I ________ (to nurse) my feet when he came back. The light 16. ________(to precede) his return and the house was again illuminated by the light of the lamp.
He explained that the culprit was an ant, or maybe more than one. 17. They_________ (to enter) the electricity meter and left formic acid on the chip. 18. That ___________(to cause) the blackout.
When I got up the next morning my foot still hurt. My wife saw me limping and said ironically: “Have you challenged a monster in your dream?”
“Well, not a monster,” I answered , “only an ant.”
For centuries, the Taj Mahal (inspire) has inspired poets, painters and musicians to try and capture its elusive magic in word, colour and song. It (BE) is one of the most flawless architectural creations of the world. Since the 17th century, travellers (cross) have crossed continents to come and see this ultimate memorial to love, and few (be) have been unmoved by its incomparable beauty.
Taj Mahal (stand) stands in the city of Agra, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Yamuna River. It (build ) was built in the memory of the beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum, who (win) won the heart of a Mughal prince. She (marry) married at 21 to Emperor Jahangir’s third son Prince Khurram and (stay) stayed loyally by his side through good times and bad: in the luxurious royal palaces of Agra as well as the transient tents of war camps.
In AD 1628, Khurram (become ) became king after a bloody battle of succession: he (take) took the name Shahjahan or “King of the World” and (shower) showered his beloved begum with the highest titles. She (become) became Mumtaz Mahal, the exalted of the palace and Mumtaz-ul-Zamani, the exalted of the Age. But Mumtaz Mahal was not destined to be queen for long.
In 1631, Shahjahan (go) went on an expedition to the south and, as always, Mumtaz Mahal (accompany) accompanied him. But she (die) died in childbirth at Burhanpur. She (give) had given Shahjahan fourteen children, of whom four sons and three daughters (survive)survived. When Mumtaz Mahal (die) died, she (be) was just 39 years old. Shahjahan (be) was inconsolable and contemporary chronicles (tell) tell of the royal court mourning for two years. there (be) was no music, no feasting, and no celebration of any kind.
Over 20,000 workmen and artists (hire) were hired to complete the work but the monument still (take) took around 20 years to build. The building (cover) was covered in white marble and precious stones. When the emperor (die) died in 1666, he (bury) was buried next to his beloved Mumtaz. Today, the Taj Mahal (consider) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. More than that, it (see) is seen as a symbol of true love.
Dopolni z glagolskimi oblikami v primernem času.
For centuries, the Taj Mahal (inspire)_______________ poets, painters and musicians to try and capture its elusive magic in word, colour and song. It (be) _______________ one of the most flawless architectural creations of the world. Since the 17th century, travellers (cross) _______________ continents to come and see this ultimate memorial to love, and few (be)________________ unmoved by its incomparable beauty.
Taj Mahal (stand)_______________ in the city of Agra, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Yamuna River. It (build ) _______________ in the memory of the beautiful Arjumand Bano Begum, who (win)_______________ the heart of a Mughal prince. She (marry)_______________ at 21 to Emperor Jahangir’s third son Prince Khurram and (stay)_______________ loyally by his side through good times and bad: in the luxurious royal palaces of Agra as well as the transient tents of war camps.
In AD 1628, Khurram (become ) _______________ king after a bloody battle of succession: he_______________ (take) the name Shahjahan or “King of the World” and (shower)_______________ his beloved begum with the highest titles. She (become) _______________ Mumtaz Mahal, the exalted of the palace and Mumtaz-ul-Zamani, the exalted of the Age. But Mumtaz Mahal was not destined to be queen for long.
In 1631, Shahjahan (go) _______________ on an expedition to the south and, as always, Mumtaz Mahal (accompany) _______________ him. But she (die)_______________ in childbirth at Burhanpur.
She (give)_______________ Shahjahan fourteen children, of whom four sons and three daughters (survive) _______________ . When Mumtaz Mahal (die) _______________ , she (be) _______________ just 39 years old. Shahjahan (be) _______________ inconsolable and contemporary chronicles (tell) _______________of the royal court mourning for two years. There (be) _______________ no music, no feasting, and no celebration of any kind.
Over 20,000 workmen and artists (hire) _______________ to complete the work but the monument still (take) _______________ around 20 years to build. The building (cover) _______________ in white marble and precious stones. When the emperor (die)_______________ in 1666, he (bury) _______________ next to his beloved Mumtaz. Today, the Taj Mahal (consider) _______________ to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. More than that, it (see) _______________ as a symbol of true love.
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