The simple past and the past bperfect, simple and continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
16. When the old lady (return) to her flat she (see) at once that bulgrals(break) in during her absence, becouse the front door (be) open and everything in the flat (be) upside down. 17 The bulgrals themselves ( be) no longer there, but they probably only just ( leave) because a cigarette was still burning on an ornamental table. 18. Probably they (hear) they lift coming up and (run) down the fire escape. 19. They (help) themselves to her whisky too but there (be) a little left, so she (poure) herself out a drink. 20. She ( wonder) if they (find) ger jewellery and rather(hope) that they had. 21. The jewewllery (be given) her by her husband, who (die) some yeras before. 22. Sience his death she (not have) the heart to wear it, yet she (not like) to sell it. 23. Now it (seem) tath fate (take) the matter out of her hands; and certainly the insurance money would come in handy. 24. I (put) the €5 note into one of my books : but next day it (take) me € ages to find it becouse I (forget) which book I (put) it into. 25. A woman (come) in with a baby, who she (say) just (swallow) a safety pin. 26. I (think) my train (leave) at 14.33, and (be) veryu disappointed when I (arrive) at 14.30 and (learn) that it just (leave). 27. I (find) later that I (use) an out - of - date timetable. 28. He (park) hios car under a No Parking sign and ( rush) into the shop. When he (come) out of the shop ten minutes later the car ( be) no longer there. 29. He (wonder) if someone(steal) it or if the police ( drive) it away . 30. It (be) now 6 p.m: and Jack (be) tired because he (work) hard all day. 31. He (be) also hungry because he (have) nothing to eat since breakfast. 32. gis wife usually (bring) him sandwiches at lunch time, but today for some reason she ( not come) . 33. He (keep) looking at her, wondering where he (see) her before. 34. I (look) out before I (go) to bed and (see) a mabn standing on the opposite pavement watching the house. 35. When I (get up) the following morning he (be) still there, and I (wonder) whether he (stay) there all night or if he (go) away and (come) back .
17. The burglars themselves were no longer there, but they probably had only just left because a cigarette was still burning on an ornamental table.18. Probably they had heard the lift coming up and had run down the fire escape.19. They had helped themselves to her whiskey too but there was a little left, so she poured herself out a drink.20. She wondered if they had found her jewellery and rather hoped that they had.21. The jewellery had been given her by her husband, who had died some years before.22. Since his death she hadn’t had the heart to wear it, yet she hadn't liked to sell it.23. Now it seemed that fate had taken the matter out of her hands; and certainly the insurance money would come in handy.24. I put the £5 note into one of my books; but the next day it took me ages to find it because I had forgotten/forgot which book I had put it into.25. A woman came in with a baby, who she said just had swallowed a safety pin.
26. I thought my train left at 14.33, and was very disappointed when I arrived at 14.30 and learnt that it had just left.27. I found later that I had used an out-of-date timetable.28. He parked his car under a No Parking sign and rushed into the shop. When he came out of the shop ten minutes later the car was no longer there.29. He wondered if someone had stolen it or if the police had driven it away.30. It was now 6 p.m.; and Jack was tired because he had worked(had been working) hard all day.31. He was also hungry because he had had nothing to eat since breakfast.32. His wife usually brought him sandwiches at lunch time, but today for some reason she hadn’t come.33. He kept looking at her, wondering where he had seen her before.34. I looked out before I went to bed and saw a man standing on the opposite pavement watching the house.35. When I got up the following morning he was still there, and I wondered whether he had stayed there all night or if he had gone away and come back.