Question

5. Choose between the Past Perfect and the Past Indefinite. The first one has been done for you. Alice felt very pleased with herself. She had found / found what she was looking for. "Where are we?" had asked / asked Martha. By the time I got back to the bathroom, the bath had overflowed / overflowed. She walked into the station only to find that the train had left / left. I was just about to leave when I had remembered / remembered my briefcase. My sister told me that Joe had died / died. He had looked / looked at his watch again and began to walk even faster. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister had resigned / resigned last night. Jim discovered that Leslie had lied / lied to him. 10. Roy's mother thought that Roy had gone / went with his father. 11. I had wanted / wanted to visit the gallery before I left Florence, but it's closed on Sundays.

Answer 1

5. Choose between the Past Perfect and the Past Indefinite. The first one has been done for you.

Alice felt very pleased with herself. She found what she was looking for.

"Where are we?" had asked Martha.

By the time I got back to the bathroom, the bath had overflowed.

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

I was just about to leave when I had remembered my briefcase.

My sister told me that Joe had died.

He had looked at his watch again and began to walk even faster.

In a surprise move, the Prime Minister had resigned last night.

Jim discovered that Leslie had lied to him.

10. Roy's mother thought that Roy had gone with his father.

11. I had wanted to visit the gallery before I left Florence, but it's closed on Sundays.

Answer 2

Corrected sentences:

1. Alice felt very pleased with herself. She had found what she was looking for.
2. "Where are we?" Martha asked.
3. By the time I got back to the bathroom, the bath had overflowed.
4. She walked into the station only to find that the train had left.
5. I was just about to leave when I remembered my briefcase.
6. My sister told me that Joe had died.
7. He looked at his watch again and began to walk even faster.
8. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister resigned last night.
9. Jim discovered that Leslie had lied to him.
10. Roy's mother thought that Roy had gone with his father.
11. I wanted to visit the gallery before I left Florence, but it's closed on Sundays.