Question

Put the verb in brackets into the Past Indefinite? the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect and the Past Perfect Continuous. 1. Nobody (know) where Smith (go). 2. A girl who (stand) under the beech tree (come) up to us. 3. Mary (speak) to Mr Boxwell when I (see) her in the corridor this morning. 4. John (park) the car in Fifth Avenue when a young man in black glasses (appear) from nowhere and (stand) before him. 5. He again (come) to the village where he (live) in childhood. 6. While we (talk), there (come) a loud knock at the door. 7. He (look) into the drawing-room. The old man (sleep) peacefully in the armchair at the fire-place. 8. When their visitor (leave) John and his mother (stand) near the window. 9. When he (dress), he (go) downstairs, (write) a long letter to his parents and another to his sister. 10. She (welcome) her with a bright smile and (turn) back to the offensive dandy lions she (fight) with. 11. While she (read) this notice, a middle-aged woman (appear) in the doorway. 12. When he (come) back to the conference room, he (see) that the situation (change). 13. She (sit) at the table only five minutes when a car (come). 14. Their father (be) still silent, even when they (have) coffee. 15.The three (sit) down to the meal that Susan (prepare). 16. He (sit) thinking of his wife whom he (leave) alone in Europe. 17. They (look) over the accounts together and (find) where she (make) her mistake. 18. I (be) surprised at John's failure because he (be) such a good student previously.

Answer 1

1. Nobody (knew) where Smith (had gone). 2. A girl who (was standing) under the beech tree (came) up to us. 3. Mary (was speaking) to Mr Boxwell when I (saw) her in the corridor this morning. 4. John (was parking) the car in Fifth Avenue when a young man in black glasses (appeared) from nowhere and (stood) before him. 5. He again (came) to the village where he (had lived) in childhood. 6. While we (was talking), there (came) a loud knock at the door. 7. He (looked) into the drawing-room. The old man (was sleeping) peacefully in the armchair at the fire-place. 8. When their visitor (left) John and his mother (were standing) near the window. 9. When he (had dressed), he (went) downstairs, (wrote) a long letter to his parents and another to his sister. 10. She (welcomed) her with a bright smile and (turned) back to the offensive dandy lions she (had been fighting) with. 11. While she (was reading) this notice, a middle-aged woman (appeared) in the doorway. 12. When he (came) back to the conference room, he (saw) that the situation (had changed). 13. She (had been sitting) at the table only five minutes when a car (came). 14. Their father (was) still silent, even when they (had had) coffee. 15. The three (sat) down to the meal that Susan (had prepared). 16. He (was sitting) thinking of his wife whom he (had lefr) alone in Europe. 17. They (looked) over the accounts together and (found) where she (had made) her mistake. 18. I (was) surprised at John's failure because he (had been) such a good student previously.

Answer 2

Sure, here are the sentences with the verbs filled in the Past Indefinite, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect, and the Past Perfect Continuous tenses:

1. Nobody knew where Smith had gone.
2. A girl who was standing under the beech tree came up to us.
3. Mary was speaking to Mr. Boxwell when I saw her in the corridor this morning.
4. John parked the car in Fifth Avenue when a young man in black glasses appeared from nowhere and stood before him.
5. He came again to the village where he had lived in childhood.
6. While we were talking, there came a loud knock at the door.
7. He looked into the drawing-room. The old man was sleeping peacefully in the armchair at the fireplace.
8. When their visitor left, John and his mother were standing near the window.
9. When he was dressed, he went downstairs, wrote a long letter to his parents and another to his sister.
10. She welcomed her with a bright smile and turned back to the offensive dandelions she was fighting with.
11. While she was reading this notice, a middle-aged woman appeared in the doorway.
12. When he came back to the conference room, he saw that the situation had changed.
13. She had been sitting at the table only five minutes when a car came.
14. Their father was still silent, even when they were having coffee.
15. The three sat down to the meal that Susan had prepared.
16. He sat thinking of his wife whom he had left alone in Europe.
17. They looked over the accounts together and found where she had made her mistake.
18. I was surprised at John's failure because he had been such a good student previously.