Question

Insert the verbs in the Past Perfect tense. (Вставьте глаголы в PastPerfect.) 1. Jill was afraid she _____ (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag. 2. Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He _____ (go) out twenty minutes before. 3. I wasn’t hungry because I_____ (just/have) breakfast. 4. Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody _____ (leave) it the day before. 5. I apologized I _____ (not/phone) her. 6. He told me that he _____ (come back) a fortnight before. 7. I knew him at once though I _____ (meet) him many years before. 8. We spent the night in Klin, a town we _____ (often/hear of) but_____ (never/see).
9. They couldn’t believe he _____ (give up) his job in the bank. He _____ (make) a good living there. 10. Mr. Jackson said that he _____ ( already/buy) everything for lunch. 11. Alice asked her brother where he _____ (arrange) to meet his friends. 12. We had no car at that time because we _____ (sell) our old one. 13. They _____ (finish) painting the ceiling by two o’clock.

Answer 1

1. had forgotten
2. had gone
3. just had had
4. hade left
5. hadn't phoned
6. had come back
7. had met
8. had often heard of
9. had given up
10. had already bought
11. had arranged
12. had sold
13. had finished