Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form. HOLIDAY TROUBLE
I remember the first time I (1 go) abroad on holiday. I (2 just/leave) school. I (3 study) very hard for my final exams and I (4 feel) that I needed to get away. A friend of mine (5 want) to go away as well, so we (6 decide) to look at some brochures at a travel agent’s. We (7 search) for about an hour when my friend (8 find) the perfect holiday – two weeks in Cuba. We (9 be) very excited about it. Finally, the day of our holiday (10 arrive). We (11 just/ leave) the house when the phone (12 ring). I (13 run) back into the house but the phone (14 stop) by the time I (15 reach) it. When we (16 get) to the airport, we (17 check) in and (18 go) to the cafeteria. While we were having our coffee, the airline (19 make) an announcement. Our flight was delayed for eight hours. It was then that I (20 realise) what the phone call was about.

Вот как можно правильно поставить глаголы в прошедшую форму в предложенном тексте:

HOLIDAY TROUBLE

I remember the first time I went abroad on holiday. I had just left school. I had studied very hard for my final exams, and I felt that I needed to get away. A friend of mine wanted to go away as well, so we decided to look at some brochures at a travel agent’s. We searched for about an hour when my friend found the perfect holiday – two weeks in Cuba. We were very excited about it. Finally, the day of our holiday arrived. We had just left the house when the phone rang. I ran back into the house, but the phone had stopped by the time I reached it. When we got to the airport, we checked in and went to the cafeteria. While we were having our coffee, the airline made an announcement. Our flight was delayed for eight hours. It was then that I realised what the phone call was about.

Объяснение изменений:

1. Went — простое прошедшее время для действия, которое произошло в прошлом.
2. Had just left — использование перфекта, так как это действие произошло до другого прошедшего действия.
3. Had studied — аналогично, перфектное время, так как учёба произошла до того, как я решил поехать в отпуск.
4. Felt — простое прошедшее.
5. Wanted — простое прошедшее.
6. Decided — простое прошедшее.
7. Searched — простое прошедшее.
8. Found — простое прошедшее.
9. Were — прошедшее время глагола "быть".
10. Arrived — простое прошедшее.
11. Had just left — аналогично пункту 2.
12. Rang — простое прошедшее.
13. Ran — простое прошедшее.
14. Had stopped — перфект, так как действие завершилось до другого.
15. Reached — простое прошедшее.
16. Got — простое прошедшее.
17. Checked — простое прошедшее.
18. Went — простое прошедшее.
19. Made — простое прошедшее.
20. Realised — простое прошедшее.

В этом упражнении важно различать использование простого прошедшего времени (для действий, которые происходили в прошлом) и перфекта (для действий, которые завершились до других действий в прошлом).