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Ex. 43. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. At the end of the war he (retire) and (settle) down to the life of a country gentleman.
2. When they (decide) to separate, they (be) married for four years, and they (not be) very happy.
3. By the end of the 19th century it (become) clear that England (be) no longer as powerful
as it (be) earlier.
4. The Anglo-Norman aristocracy (speak) French among themselves and (write) to each other
in that language long after they (come) to regard themselves as Englishmen.
5. By the late 1500s, a great demand for fur (develop) in Europe.This demand (encourage) further
exploration of North America.
6. When Oliver Cromwell (come) to power he (forbid) people to celebrate Christmas and Easter,
or to play games on a Sunday.
7. By 1714 the Stuarts (be) kings and queens of Scotland and England for over 300 years.
8. In 1648, the Cossack Semyon Ivanovitch Dezhnev (conduct) a fi rst expedition which (go)
around the point (мыс) of Siberia and (prove) that the two continents were separate.
9. He (get) home in time for dinner, and after Evie (go) to bed he (go) into his study and (look) for
his diary.
10. When Margaret Thatcher (resign) in 1991, she (serve) as prime minister for twelve years.

1) retired, settled 2) decided, had been, hadn’t been 3) became, was, had been 4) had spoken, had written, came 5) had developed, had encouraged 6) had come, forbidden 7) had been 8) conducted, had gone, had proved 9) got, had gone, went, looked 10) resigned, had served