Question

1. Jill was afraid she _____ (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag. 2. Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He _____ (go) out twenty minutes before. 3. I wasn’t hungry because I_____ (just/have) breakfast. 4. Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody _____ (leave) it the day before. 5. I apologized I _____ (not/phone) her. 6. He told me that he _____ (come back) a fortnight before. 7. I knew him at once though I _____ (meet) him many years before. 8. We spent the night in Klin, a town we _____ (often/hear of) but_____ (never/see). 9. They couldn’t believe he _____ (give up) his job in the bank. He _____ (make) a good living there. 10. Mr. Jackson said that he _____ ( already/buy) everything for lunch. 11. Alice asked her brother where he _____ (arrange) to meet his friends. 12. We had no car at that time because we _____ (sell) our old one. 13. They _____ (finish) painting the ceiling by two o’clock.​

Answer 1

1. forgot
2. went
3. just had
4. left
5. didn't phone
6. came back
7. met
8. often heard of; never saw
9. gave up; made
10. already bought
11. arranged
12. sold
13. finished

Answer 2

Here are the completed sentences with the correct verb tenses:

1. Jill was afraid she had forgotten her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.
2. Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He had gone out twenty minutes before.
3. I wasn't hungry because I had just had breakfast.
4. Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody had left it the day before.
5. I apologized for not phoning her.
6. He told me that he had come back a fortnight before.
7. I knew him at once, though I had met him many years before.
8. We spent the night in Klin, a town we had often heard of but had never seen.
9. They couldn't believe he had given up his job in the bank. He was making a good living there.
10. Mr. Jackson said that he had already bought everything for lunch.
11. Alice asked her brother where he had arranged to meet his friends.
12. We had no car at that time because we had sold our old one.
13. They had finished painting the ceiling by two o'clock.