Past Tense Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple
past perfect tense or past perfect progressive tense.
Jill knew that her friend Sasha (feel) (1) sad lately.
Sasha's mother (die) (2) two months before, and the two friends (not,
have) (3) a chance to talk since it happened.
Sasha arrived at Jill's house at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Jill (call)
(4) her friend on Friday to invite her to over for coffee and cookies.
Glancing at the mess in the kitchen, Sasha guessed that Jill (bake)
(5) cookies all day.
The women talked for a couple of hours. They (always, enjoy)
(6) each other's company in the past, and were happy to be together
again. Sasha recalled some of the things that she (find) (7) as she
(sort) (8) through her mother's belongings.
"It seems that, for some time before Mom died, she (make)
(9) three scrapbooks," said Sasha. "The last one (never, be)
(10) completed."
"What did they contain?" asked Jill.
"One contained all of the awards I (win) (11) before I reached sixth
grade," answered Sasha, "along with pictures of my friends and me. I knew that mom
(always, take) (12) lots of pictures, but I didn't know how many.
The second was a collection of memorabilia from my high school years."
"And the third?" prompted Jill.
Sasha paused and smiled before answering, "Mom and I (often, go)
(13) on walks together to gather wildflowers before I became a
teenager," Sasha replied. "Before she died, she (make) (14)
a scrapbook to hold all of the flowers we (collect) (15)."