Complete each sentence with the correct verb form. Do NOT use the Present Simple tense form. Do NOT add any auxiliary verbs as they are already in the sentences.
1) If I hadn't fallen, I'd have caught the ball.
2) The Smiths thought their car had been stolen.
3) Whoever left last had to put the lights out.
4) The hikers wished they had chosen another route.
5) Granny forgot where she had laid her glasses.
6) I braked hard but still hit the car in front of me.
7) When the rain came, everyone ran for shelter.
8) As we drove up, three dogs ran from the gate.
9) The pupil shut the book and laid it on the table.
10) John betted his last dollar on the horse, and lost.
11) The coach said the athlete had torn the ligament.
12) Kate swore she was my friend but I knew she only lied.
13) Mum had just lain down, when her mobile rang.
14) When I called for help, my boyfriend swam out to me.
15) Their parents saw to their education and paid for it.
16) When I got home, I found that water was running down the kitchen walls.
17) Grandma laid her knitting aside and went to answer the door.
18) When the bad news came, I began to regret my decision.
19) After the alarm had awakened me, I lay in bed for a while.
20) I began to see what the teacher had meant but it was too late.
21) The teacher laid the book on the table and said the lesson was over.
22) We lost the game when Gien threw the ball in the wrong direction.
23) The woods were silent as all the birds had flown away to warm countries.
24) It was the hottest day of the year and Dad drank more tea than we all did.
25) Water flowed on the streets of Miami when Hurricane Irma stroke in 2017.
26) After the doctor had felt the patient's pulse, he only shook his head.
27) I looked out of the window. There were puddles where the snow lay yesterday.
28) The fishermen were afraid one of their company had fallen through the ice.
29) The next question followed and all the students raised their hands as one.
30) As soon as the headmaster and the inspector entered the students rose to greet them.
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Complete each sentence with the correct verb form. Do NOT use the Present Simple tense form. Do NOT add any auxiliary verbs as they are already in the sentences.
1) If I hadn't fallen, I'd have caught the ball.
2) The Smiths thought their car had been stolen.
3) Whoever left last had to put the lights out.
4) The hikers wished they had chosen another route.
5) Granny forgot where she had laid her glasses.
6) I braked hard but still hit the car in front of me.
7) When the rain came, everyone ran for shelter.
8) As we drove up, three dogs ran from the gate.
9) The pupil shut the book and laid it on the table.
10) John betted his last dollar on the horse, and lost.
11) The coach said the athlete had torn the ligament.
12) Kate swore she was my friend but I knew she only lied.
13) Mum had just lain down, when her mobile rang.
14) When I called for help, my boyfriend swam out to me.
15) Their parents saw to their education and paid for it.
16) When I got home, I found that water was running down the kitchen walls.
17) Grandma laid her knitting aside and went to answer the door.
18) When the bad news came, I began to regret my decision.
19) After the alarm had awakened me, I lay in bed for a while.
20) I began to see what the teacher had meant but it was too late.
21) The teacher laid the book on the table and said the lesson was over.
22) We lost the game when Gien threw the ball in the wrong direction.
23) The woods were silent as all the birds had flown away to warm countries.
24) It was the hottest day of the year and Dad drank more tea than we all did.
25) Water flowed on the streets of Miami when Hurricane Irma stroke in 2017.
26) After the doctor had felt the patient's pulse, he only shook his head.
27) I looked out of the window. There were puddles where the snow lay yesterday.
28) The fishermen were afraid one of their company had fallen through the ice.
29) The next question followed and all the students raised their hands as one.
30) As soon as the headmaster and the inspector entered the students rose to greet them.