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Put the verbs in brackets into the
past perfect simple or the past perfect
continuous
Yesterday was a bad day for Andrew. He 1) ...hadn't
slept... (not/sleep) well because there was a terrible
storm in the night. After he 2) ...........
(have)
a shower, he made breakfast After he 3)
(eat), he got into his car and drove to work. He 4)
(only/drive) for five minutes
when he remembered that he 5).
(leave)
his briefcase at home. He turned the car around and
went home again. Then, he realised that he 6)
(lock) himself out. The keys were still
inside the housel Andrew was already late for work, so
he decided to leave the briefcase and go to work.
When he arrived, his secretary told him that his boss 7)
(try) to call him at home. Andrew
went to find his boss. When he asked his boss why he
8)
.....(call), he told him that it hadn't
been necessary for him to come to work that day after
alll Poor Andrew drove all the way home again.
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12 Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous.
Yesterday was a bad day for Andrew. He 1) ...hadn't slept... well because there was a terrible storm in the night. After he 2) .... (had had) a shower, he made breakfast After he 3) (had eaten), he got into his car and drove to work. He 4) (had only been driving) for five minutes when he remembered that he 5). (had left) his briefcase at home. He turned the car around and went home again. Then, he realised that he 6) (had locked) himself out. The keys were still inside the house. Andrew was already late for work, so he decided to leave the briefcase and go to work. When he arrived, his secretary told him that his boss 7) (had been trying) to call him at home. Andrew went to find his boss. When he asked his boss why he 8) .....(had called), he told him that it hadn't been necessary for him to come to work that day after all. Poor Andrew drove all the way home again.