Complete the sentences. Use the past simple
and the past perfect in each sentence.
1 Sarah_(never / try) 'Kazakh meat' before
she (travel) to Kazakhstan.
21_(not/ remember) his name, but I was
surel (meet) him before.
3 Galymzhan_(be) hungry because he
(not have) breakfast.
4 After we (pack) our suitcases, we (go)
to the airport.
5 Before they (travel) to Japan, Inzhu
and Bibugul, they_(visit) Mongolia and
Kyrgyzstan.
6 Kamilla _(know) Petropavl so well
because she - (grow) up there.
2. It has been raining for three hours without stopping.
3. What time is it now? – It is 8 o’clock by my watch.
4. It is only two miles to the station from here. Let’s walk there, shall we?
5. It is cold outside. It is snowing. Put on your coat.
6. It was ten degrees below zero yesterday.
7. When we returned home yesterday it was very late.
8. It was sleeting all evening yesterday. The weather was beastly so I didn’t feel like going out.
9. It is rather dull and looks like rain.
10. It is getting cold. The temperature is falling. Stay at home.
11. It is spring weather today. The sun is shining brightly and it is very warm.
12. It was almost 2 o’clock and the night was dark.
13. I think it will be hot tomorrow. The temperature is rising.
14. It is not far to any town or village from here.
15. It is too early to make any decision. Let’s think it over once again.
16. What is the weather like today? – It is fine today. It is sunny, but it is cold for October.
17. It was October, it was drizzling and dark.
18. It is getting dark. It is time to return home.
19. It is thundering. It looks like a storm.
20. What time did you finish your work? – It was 6 o’clock.
21. It has stopped raining. It is clearing up.
22. It often closes during the rainy season in India.
23. It is twenty degrees above zero today.
24. It is a long way to the railway station from here. Let’s take a taxi.
25. What was the weather like yesterday? – It was sleeting.
26. It will be hot tomorrow. They say, it will be thirty-five degrees above zero.
27. It is cloudy today. It is going to rain.
28. It is too early to leave. I want to stay here.
29. What day is it today? – It is Tuesday.
30. It is not far from my house to the forest.
31. It is still snowing. There will be a lot of snow everywhere tomorrow.
32. Take an umbrella. It is pouring.
33. It is 112 miles from London to Birmingham.
34. It was frosty yesterday. How bitterly cold it was!
35. It is close in the room. Could you please open the window.
36. Though the day is hot, it is cool in the shade.
37. Yesterday it was rainy and foggy. The weather was beastly.
38. It is getting warmer today. It is going to thaw.
39. It is dry and sunny today.
40. What’s the date today? It is the 15th of April, 2014.