Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1. …………. he …………….. (know) her for a long time before they ……………………… (get) married?
2. He ………………………………. (drive) down the hotel where they ……………………. (spend) their honeymoon years ago.
3. When we ………………………… (get) to the station the train …………………………... (already / leave).
4. He …………………………. (sit) at a table by the window where he …………………….. (have) a meal with Jane.
5. Why ………………. he ………………… (not / ask) her to wait and think again before she ………………………….. (leave) Paris.
6. He was wondering why he ………………………………… (let) her leave so easily.
7. He knew he ………………………………… (earn) that money with a great difficulty.
8. After they …………………………… (go), he …………………….. (sit) down and ……………………… (light) a cigarette.
9. He ………………………….. (have to) go to work by bus because his car ………………. (break) down.
10. He …………………………… (angry) before he ……………………… (hear) my offer.
Answers & Comments
Had he known, had they gotten
Drove, had spent
Got, had already left
Sat, had had
Hadn't he asked, had left
Had let
Had earned
Went, sat, lit
Had to, had broken
Was angry, heard