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Rewrite these sentences, using the
Simple Past or the Past Perfect of the verbs in the brackets. |
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The train ( leave )
when I (reach ) the station.
The train
had left when I
reached the station. |
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I ( rush ) to the hospital as soon
as I ( hear ) the news. |
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We ( already pack ) all our things
before the taxi ( arrive ). |
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They ( finish ) their breakfast
just before the school bus ( come ) for them. |
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The fire ( destroy ) almost the
whole village before someone ( bring ) help. |
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He ( never see ) a kiwi or a Maori
dance before he ( go ) to New Zealand. |
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After I ( wash ) my hands, I ( sit
) down to dinner. |
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The film ( already begin ) when we
( reach ) the cinema. |
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He ( tell ) me that the bus ( leave
) half an hour before I ( reach ) there. |
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After I ( lock ) the door behind
me, I suddenly ( remember ) that I ( not take ) the book along
with me. |
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I ( go ) out to see a friend after
I ( have ) my bath. |
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When I ( reach ) the place, I (
discover ) that he ( already shift ). |
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It ( be ) only last week that I (
give ) him the money; but he ( come ) to me yesterday and ( say
) that he ( need ) more money. |
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When I ( meet ) him yesterday, I (
realize ) that I ( not see ) him in over three years. |
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It ( be ) very late when I ( reach
) home, but my sister ( be ) still waiting up for me. |
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I ( realize ) that I ( not seal )
the letter; but it ( be ) too late since I ( already post ) it. |
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Answers |
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I rushed
to the hospital as soon as I heard
the news. |
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2. |
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We had
already pack all our things before the taxi
arrived. |
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3. |
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They
finished their breakfast just before the school bus
came for them. |
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4. |
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The fire
had destroyed almost the whole village before someone
brought help. |
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5. |
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He had
never seen a kiwi or a Maori dance before he
went to New Zealand. |
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6. |
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After I
had washed my hands, I sat
down to dinner. |
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7. |
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The film
had already begun when we
reached the cinema. |
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8. |
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He told
me that the bus have left
half an hour before I reached
there. |
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9. |
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After I
had locked the door behind me, I suddenly
remembered that I
had not taken the book along
with me. |
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10. |
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I went
out to see a friend after I had had
my bath. |
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11. |
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When I
reached the place, I
discovered that he had
already shifted. |
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12. |
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It was
only last week that I had given
him the money; but he came
to me yesterday and said
that he needed more money. |
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13. |
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When I met
him yesterday, I realized
that I had not seen him in
over three years. |
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14. |
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It was
very late when I reached
home, but my sister was
still waiting up for me. |
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I realized
that I had not sealed the
letter; but it was too late
since I had already posted
it. |
