This is a page from a diary written by an american boy in 1805. why is the mother happy about a wooden floor? in those times many country houses had an earth floor, which was swept every day. women sometimes made designs on the earth floor. a long stick was used for drawing, and the floor looked like a carpet. the"earth carpet" changed: on a birthday, for example, there was a birthday greeting near the fireplace. it was a lot of fun, but the family looked forward to having a hard, dry wooden floor. нужен перевод !

1. Make up the sentences using the Past Perfect Tense

1) The party (had begun) before James and Chris came.

2) Pamela (had not finished) her project by the end of October.

3) Had the ferry (reached) the island by 7 o’clock yesterday? — Yes, it had.

4) Had Richard (been) to Sheffield before? — No, he hadn't.

5) Had your brother (booked) the tickets for the concert beforehand? — Yes, he had.

6) Kate (had seen) this film before it was on at our local cinema.

7) The plane (had landed) by the time we got to the airport.

8) Clive (had not attended) computer courses before he entered university.

2. Circle the correct item.

1) Edgar phoned me at 8 o’clock yesterday evening.

2) Mary had vacuumed the carpets by 3 o’clock yesterday.

3) We went home after it had stopped raining.

4) The waiter brought the drinks which we had ordered before.

5) Angela paid the money, took her purchase and left the shop.

6) Before the Bells chose the hotel, they had discussed all the details with their travel agent.

7) Paul started working as a designer after he had graduated from university.

8) Tom entered the classroom and closed the door.

9) When Sam came to the platform, the train had already arrived.

10) By the time we got home, the film had finished.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Perfect Tense

1) Before the boys (left) the house, Nick (had fed) the dog.

2) Brian (met) me after he (had returned) from his business trip.

3) Julia (did not know) that Henry (had already found) a new job in a big corporation.

4) Where did Mark (go) after he (had left) the bank?

5) When Sandra (saw) Mr Thompson, she (remembered) that she (had met)

him before.

4.Translate into English.

Коли Бен йшов додому, він пригадав, що не купив молока для кота

As Ben was walking home, he remembered that he had not bought milk for the cat.