Put the verbs in brackets in the correct past tense form. 1. By the time I (get) to the party, most people (go) home, the others
(dance)
2. By the third month of the war the rebels
(take) most of the province.
3. We (already/be) on the way to the airport when we (realize) that
we (forget) our passports. –
(you/not/ put) them beforehand into
your bags?
4. There (be) some material left over when I
(finish) making the dress.
5. His mind (be) full of the things he
(see) that day.
6. Mary (walk) into the station only to find that the train (leave).
7. We (miss) the first act of the play because when we (arrive) at
the theatre the performance (already/start). They (not/ let) us in.
8. She was astonished to find the fridge empty; the children
(eat) everything!
9. By the time Sue (clean) the flat, she (be) tired. She (work)
since morning. She (fall) asleep soon after she (have) a meal. 10. We (not/ reach) the hotel until after midnight. By that time Harry (already/leave). – (he/ leave) any message to you? - No, he (be) in a hurry. 11. How long (they/be) partners when they first (think) of splitting up? - For 25 years. They (decide) to set up a company when they both ... (be) twenty. 12. Her clothes (be) wet through. She ... (walk) in the rain. She (not/ listen) to the weather forecast, so she (not/ take) an umbrella with her. ..

1. By the time I got to the party, most people had gone home, the others were dancing.

2. By the third month of the war the rebels

had taken most of the province.

3. We already were on the way to the airport when we realized that

we had forgotten our passports. –

Didn't you put them beforehand into

your bags?

4. There was some material left over when I

finished making the dress.

5. His mind was full of the things he had seen that day.

6. Mary walked into the station only to find that the train had left.

7. We missed the first act of the play because when we arrived at

the theatre the performance had already started. They did not let us in.

8. She was astonished to find the fridge empty; the children had

eaten everything!

9. By the time Sue had cleaned the flat, she was tired. She had been working since morning. She fell asleep soon after she had a meal.  

10. We did not reach the hotel until after midnight. By that time Harry had already left. – Did he leave) any message to you? - No, he was in a hurry. 11. How long had they been partners when they first thought of splitting up? - For 25 years. They decided to set up a company when they both were twenty. 12. Her clothes were wet through. She was walking in the rain. She had not listened to the weather forecast, so she had not taken an umbrella with her.

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