(The Past Perfect)
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1. She (talk) about the party she (arrange) for the children who (attend) her Sunday-school classes- 2. Emma suspected he (arrive) at the truth years ago3. Jack and Amelia were the only family she ever (have). 4. She got dressed in the cotton shorts and top she (wear) the day before. 5. Mari glanced over at the clock. It (be) nearly nine. She recently (learn) to tell the time. 6. Her words had touched the core of me, and I realized with a small shock how badly I (behave), I (think) only of myself. 7. They (be) truly good friends again, closer that they ever (be). 8. It was lovely to hear her laugh again. He not (hear) her laugh in years. 9. The police cordoned off the street where the bomb (go off). 10. The suspect refused that he (assault) a policeman. 11. The prisoner (spend) almost a month digging a tunnel before the guards (discover) it. 12. He said he (be) awfully sorry for the things he (do). 13. She seated herself in the chair Bill (pull) out for her. 14. The tense, worried expression he invariably wore, (disappear). Now it (be) smooth, free of pain and concern. 15. Roger guessed that she just (make) a dreadful slip of the tongue. 16. Before the mid-nineteenth century, no dentist (use) anesthesia.
Use the right form of the verbs in brackets
1. She (talk) about the party she (arrange) for the children who (attend) her Sunday-school classes- 2. Emma suspected he (arrive) at the truth years ago3. Jack and Amelia were the only family she ever (have). 4. She got dressed in the cotton shorts and top she (wear) the day before. 5. Mari glanced over at the clock. It (be) nearly nine. She recently (learn) to tell the time. 6. Her words had touched the core of me, and I realized with a small shock how badly I (behave), I (think) only of myself. 7. They (be) truly good friends again, closer that they ever (be). 8. It was lovely to hear her laugh again. He not (hear) her laugh in years. 9. The police cordoned off the street where the bomb (go off). 10. The suspect refused that he (assault) a policeman. 11. The prisoner (spend) almost a month digging a tunnel before the guards (discover) it. 12. He said he (be) awfully sorry for the things he (do). 13. She seated herself in the chair Bill (pull) out for her. 14. The tense, worried expression he invariably wore, (disappear). Now it (be) smooth, free of pain and concern. 15. Roger guessed that she just (make) a dreadful slip of the tongue. 16. Before the mid-nineteenth century, no dentist (use) anesthesia.
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1. She (was talking) about the party she (had arranged) for the children who(attended) her Sunday-school classes- 2. Emma suspected he (had arrived) at thetruth years before. 3. Jack and Amelia were the only family she had ever (had).4. She got dressed in the cotton shorts and top she (had worn) the daybefore. 5. Mari glanced over at the clock. It (was) nearly nine. She had recently (learnt) to tell the time. 6. Her words had touched the core ofme, and I realized with a small shock how badly I (had behaved), I (had thought)only of myself. 7. They (were) truly good friends again, closer that they had ever (been). 8. It was lovely to hear her laugh again. He had not (heard) herlaugh in years. 9. The police cordoned off the street where the bomb (had goneoff). 10. The suspect denied that he (had assaulted) a policeman. 11. Theprisoner (had spent) almost a month digging a tunnel before the guards(discovered) it. 12. He said he (was) awfully sorry for the things he (had done).13. She seated herself in the chair Bill (had pulled) out for her. 14. Thetense, worried expression he invariably wore, (had disappeared). Now it (was)smooth, free of pain and concern. 15. Roger guessed that she had just (made)a dreadful slip of the tongue. 16. Before the mid-nineteenth century,no dentist (had used) anesthesia.