Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use sequance of tenses rule.
1. … that his nephew didn’t go to school yet as he is too small.
2. … that his father had been fond of parachuting and car-racing before …
3. His cousin … that collecting badges … for years until …
4. I found out yesterday that … until…
5. … her mother-in-law had never been interested in such a strange thing as embroidering, it must be a mistake.
6. … that his grandson … at that moment.
7. She was sure that her father … until he married.
8. My grandfather … that playing the piano … for all his life.
9. My uncle … that his ancestors …
10. … that his parents …

Exercise 3. Open the brackets. Remember that if you speak about the action which was a future one in the moment of speech (that is, in the past) you should use the Future in the Past Tense.
1. Did you ask Mike to take the camera to the party? – Yes, he told me that he (to come) and (to take) a lot of pictures.
2. Did you persuade your cousin in the necessity of sports? – Yes, but she promised that she (to go in for) sports) only since that summer.
3. What did you tell your little niece? – Nothing special – I only (to tell) her that I (to travel) all the summer and that it (to be) a lot of fun and now she wants to go with me.
4. Did you invite Mary to the basketball game in which you (to take part) the next week? – Yes, I did, but it turned out that she (to watch) the horseracing competitions at that moment.
5. Has your mother already finished sewing the dress for the baby? – No, but she said she (to finish) it in a couple of days.
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. If you have any difficulties refer to exercise 3.
1. I hoped that my brother … in a week.
2. … that my niece and nephew would go hiking the next day and there would be quiet at home.
3. I told you that his mother- in-law … . Well, I was wrong.
4. Did he tell you that his parents … the next year? Don’t believe it.
5. Did you really think that your cousin … in a month?
6. Did she really believe that her daughter … in two weeks?
7. I didn’t want to think that … after a while. I am greatly disappointed with your intentions.
8. I didn’t know that your grandfather … in summer. – I didn’t know myself!

Exercise 2:
1. It seems that his nephew hasn't gone to school yet as he is too small.
- In this sentence, we use the present perfect tense to indicate that the nephew still hasn't gone to school. The action of not going to school is still relevant in the present.

2. It is known that his father had been fond of parachuting and car-racing before...
- Here, we use the past perfect tense to show that the father's fondness for parachuting and car-racing existed before a certain point in the past. The action of being fond of these activities is completed in the past.

3. His cousin mentioned that he had been collecting badges for years until...
- In this sentence, we use the past perfect continuous tense to indicate that the cousin was collecting badges continuously for a certain duration of time in the past until a specific moment in the past. The action of collecting badges is completed within a specific time frame in the past.

4. I found out yesterday that it hadn't been raining until...
- Here, we use the past perfect continuous tense to show that the action of raining was continuous before a certain point in the past. The action of raining is completed within a specific time frame in the past.

5. It is surprising that her mother-in-law had never been interested in such a strange thing as embroidering; it must be a mistake.
- In this sentence, we use the past perfect continuous tense to indicate that the mother-in-law's lack of interest in embroidering was continuous before a specific point in the past. The action of being interested (or not interested) is completed in the past.

6. It is said that his grandson was running at that moment.
- Here, we use the past continuous tense to show that the grandson was in the middle of running at a specific point in the past. The action of running was ongoing in the past.

7. She was sure that her father had been single until he got married.
- In this sentence, we use the past perfect tense to indicate that the father's single status existed before a specific point in the past. The action of being single is completed in the past.

8. My grandfather claimed that he had been playing the piano all his life.
- Here, we use the past perfect continuous tense to indicate that the grandfather was playing the piano continuously for the entire duration of his life until a specific point in the past. The action of playing the piano is completed within a specific time frame in the past.

9. My uncle believed that his ancestors had immigrated.
- In this sentence, we use the past perfect tense to show that the action of immigrating was completed before a specific point in the past. The action of immigrating is completed in the past.

10. It is known that his parents will arrive.
- Here, we use the simple future tense to indicate that the parents' arrival is expected in the future.

Exercise 3:
1. Did you ask Mike to take the camera to the party? - Yes, he told me that he would come and take a lot of pictures.
- Here, we use the future in the past tense to show that the action of coming to the party and taking pictures was planned in the past.

2. Did you persuade your cousin in the necessity of sports? - Yes, but she promised that she would only go in for sports since that summer.
- In this sentence, we use the future in the past tense to indicate that the action of going in for sports would start in the future from a specific point in the past.

3. What did you tell your little niece? - Nothing special - I only told her that I had traveled all summer and that it had been a lot of fun, and now she wants to go with me.
- Here, we use the past perfect tense to indicate that the action of traveling and having fun was completed before a specific point in the past. The action of traveling and having fun is completed in the past.

4. Did you invite Mary to the basketball game in which you would take part the next week? - Yes, I did, but it turned out that she was watching the horseracing competitions at that moment.
- In this sentence, we use the past continuous tense to show that the action of watching the horseracing competitions was ongoing at a specific point in the past. The action of watching the horseracing competitions is completed in the past.

5. Has your mother already finished sewing the dress for the baby? - No, but she said she would finish it in a couple of days.
- Here, we use the future tense to indicate that the action of finishing sewing the dress will happen in the future.

Exercise 4:
1. I hoped that my brother would find a job in a week.
- Here, we use the future tense to indicate that the action of finding a job is expected to happen in the future.

2. We hoped that my niece and nephew would go hiking the next day, and there would be quiet at home.
- In this sentence, we use the future tense to show that the action of going hiking is expected to happen in the future.

3. I told you that his mother-in-law had been kind. Well, I was wrong.
- Here, we use the past perfect tense to indicate that the action of being kind had existed before a certain point in the past.

4. Did he tell you that his parents would visit the next year? Don't believe it.
- In this sentence, we use the future tense to indicate that the action of visiting is expected to happen in the future.

5. Did you really think that your cousin would buy a car in a month?
- Here, we use the future tense to show that the action of buying a car is expected to happen in the future.

6. Did she really believe that her daughter would graduate in two weeks?
- In this sentence, we use the future tense to indicate that the action of graduating is expected to happen in the future.

7. I didn't want to think that he would leave after a while. I am greatly disappointed with your intentions.
- Here, we use the future tense to show that the action of leaving is expected to happen in the future.

8. I didn't know that your grandfather would visit in summer. - I didn't know myself!
- In this sentence, we use the future tense to indicate that the action of visiting is expected to happen in the future.