Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect or Past Indefinite.
1. She (to telephone) him three times but he (to leave) the city.
2. Alan (to hope) that they (not to come) yet.
3. I (to think) that he (not to refuse) to go to the theatre.
4. When he (to find) his purse, somebody (to take) money out of it.
5, You (to get) home before it (to start) raining?
6. Cathy (to say) that she (to find) this puppy in the street.
7. The room (to be) empty: everybody (to go).
8. They already (to leave) when the trouble (to start)?
9. Why you (not to recognize) him? – He (to change) a lot.
10. Jenny (to have) dinner before mother (to come)?
11. It (to be) my first time I (to fly).
12. Martin (to go) to the park before you (to arrive)?
13. When he (to be) a teenager, he (to study) guitar for two years.
14. The principal (to be angry) when he (to see) that pupils (not to leave) the classroom yet.
15. When I (to open) the door, I (to see) that he (to look) as if he just (to wake) up.
16. It (to be) his first time he (to jump) with parachute.
17. She (to have) no doubt that I (to make) a great mistake.
18. It (to be) the second time she (to make) that mistake.
Answers & Comments
1. She telephoned him three times but he had left the city.
2. Alan hoped that they hadn't come yet.
3. I thought that he hadn't refused to go to the theatre.
4. When he found his purse, somebody had taken money out of it.
5, Had you got home before it started raining?
6. Cathy said that she had found this puppy in the street.
7. The room was empty: everybody had gone.
8. Had they already left when the trouble started?
9. Why didn't you recognize him? – He had changed a lot.
10. Had Jenny had dinner before mother came?
11. It was my first time I had flown.
12. Had Martin gone to the park before you arrived?
13. When he was a teenager, he had studied guitar for two years.
14. The principal was angry when he saw that pupils hadn't left the classroom yet.
15. When I opened the door, I saw that he looked as if he had just woken up.
16. It was his first time he had jumped with parachute.
17. She had no doubt that I had made a great mistake.
18. It was the second time she had made that mistake.