Question

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ………………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) …………………    
2. There (be) ………………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ………………… before.
3. He (be) ………………… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………………… before him.
4. There (be) ………………… silence after she (go) …………………
5. From downstairs (come) ………………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………………… the conversation he (hold) ………………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) ................... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .................... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ............................................without me. My boss (be)..........................furious with me and he (fire).................................... me.
9. When I (turn)..........................the radio on yesterday, I (hear).......................a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear)..........................the song in years, and it (bring)...........................back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)...............................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)................................each other in years, and both of us (change)..................................a great deal. I (enjoy)...........................talking
to her so much that I (ask).............................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

 

Answer 1

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ……sat…………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) ………had arrived…………    
2. There (be) ………was………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ……had-seeen…………… before.
3. He (be) …………was……… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………had been………… before him.
4. There (be) ………was………… silence after she (go) ……had gone……………
5. From downstairs (come) ……came…………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………had-heard………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………retold………… the conversation he (hold) ……had held…………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) .............arrived...... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .............had prepared....... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ..............................had already begun..............without me. My boss (be)................was..........furious with me and he (fire).................fired................... me.
9. When I (turn).......turned...................the radio on yesterday, I (hear)...............heard........a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear).....hadn't heard.....................the song in years, and it (bring)...............brought............back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)....ran...........................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)....................hadnt' seen............each other in years, and both of us (change).....................had changed.............a great deal. I (enjoy)...................enjoyed........talking
to her so much that I (ask)..........asked...................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.