Question

Помогите!! очень нужно((((Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Perfect: 1. Gemma ___ badly the last nights, and there were dark shadows under her eyes. (to sleep) 2. When he returned to his hotel he found a message that someone _____in his absence. (to telephone) 3. The Gadfly _____a moment, glancing furtively at Gemma; then he _____. (to pause, to go on) 4. Hardly ____ she _____ when a very stout gentleman ____into the chair opposite hers. (to sit down, to flop) 5. Now the madman on the stairs spoke again and his mood____ suddenly ______; he seemed quietly merry. (to change) 6. When Martini _____the room, the Gadfly turned his head round quickly. (to enter) 7. No sooner ____ he ____ a drink himself, than Mrs. Fettle ____in. (to take, to look) 8. Those grey hairs startled me. I _____ they were there. (not to know) 9. I told him everything. He ___and ___, like a figure cut in stone, till I _____. (to stand, to listen, to finish) 10. He ____hardly ____ another cigarette when the general _____ into the courtyard. (to light, to come)

Answer 1

1) slept

2) had telephoned

3) had paused; went on

4) sat down, floped

5) had changed

6) entered

7) had taken, looked

8) i did not know

9) stood, listened, had finished

10) had lit, came

Answer 2

Sure, I'd be happy to help you fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb forms. Here are the sentences with the correct verb tenses:

1. Gemma slept badly the last nights, and there were dark shadows under her eyes. (Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

2. When he returned to his hotel, he found a message that someone had telephoned in his absence. (Past Perfect - had telephoned)

3. The Gadfly paused for a moment, glancing furtively at Gemma; then he went on. (Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

4. Hardly had she sat down when a very stout gentleman flopped into the chair opposite hers. (Past Perfect - had sat down, Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

5. Now the madman on the stairs spoke again, and his mood changed suddenly; he seemed quietly merry. (Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

6. When Martini entered the room, the Gadfly turned his head round quickly. (Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

7. No sooner had he taken a drink himself, than Mrs. Fettle looked in. (Past Perfect - had taken, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

8. Those grey hairs startled me. I didn't know they were there. (Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

9. I told him everything. He stood and listened, like a figure cut in stone, till I finished. (Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

10. He had hardly lit another cigarette when the general came into the courtyard. (Past Perfect - had lit, Past Indefinite - Simple Past, Past Indefinite - Simple Past)

Make sure to pay attention to the context of each sentence to choose the correct verb tense.