Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect. When Swiss millionaires Justine Klaus(a) ____ (die) in Geneva at the age of seventy-nine, most of her family(b) ____ (come) to hear the details of her will hoping the old lady(c) ____ (remember) them. Instead they(d) ____ (get) a real shock. Justine(e) ____ (live) alone for many years and most of her family(f) ____ (not/see) her for several years. Her relatives(g) ____ (be) amazed when they(h) ____ (hear) that the old lady(i) ____ (leave) £370 000 to her favourite house plant! Justine said that for all those years the plant(j) ____ (be) her best and only friend. In contrast her family only(k) ____ (receive) £100 each.

Answer 1

When Swiss millionaire Justine Klaus(a) ____ (had died) in Geneva at the age of seventy-nine, most of her family(b) ____ (came) to hear the details of her will hoping the old lady(c) ____ (had remembered) them. Instead they(d) ____ (got) a real shock. Justine(e) ____ (had lived) alone for many years and most of her family(f) ____ (had not seen) her for several years. Her relatives(g) ____ (were) amazed when they(h) ____ (heard) that the old lady(i) ____ (had left) £370 000 to her favourite house plant! Justine said that for all those years the plant(j) ____ (had been) her best and only friend. In contrast her family only(k) ____ (received) £100 each.

Answer 2

To complete the sentences, we need to put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect tense. Here are the correct forms:

a) died - Justine Klaus died in Geneva at the age of seventy-nine. b) came - Most of her family came to hear the details of her will, hoping the old lady would remember them. c) had remembered - Instead, they got a real shock. Justine had lived alone for many years, and most of her family had not seen her for several years. d) got - Her relatives were amazed when they got to hear that the old lady had left £370,000 to her favorite house plant. e) had lived - Justine said that for all those years, the plant had been her best and only friend. f) had not seen - In contrast, her family had not seen her for several years. g) were - Her relatives were amazed when they heard that the old lady had left £370,000 to her favorite house plant. h) heard - Her relatives were amazed when they heard that the old lady had left £370,000 to her favorite house plant. i) had left - Her relatives were amazed when they heard that the old lady had left £370,000 to her favorite house plant. j) had been - Justine said that for all those years, the plant had been her best and only friend. k) received - In contrast, her family only received £100 each.

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