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Open the brackets.
1. They (to finish) work by 7.
2. We (to do) it after we (to return) from vacation.
3. You (to learn) English before you (to come) there?
4. The children (to have) dinner before mother (to phone).
5. Chris said he just (to loose) his keys.
6. We never (to see) Safari Park until we (to arrive) to Kenia.
7. After Sally (to write) all the letters, she (to post) them.
8. We (to check) our dictations before the teacher (to take) them.
9. Peter said he already (to go) to China.
10. Laura (to be) glad that her parents (to phone) her.
11. I (to tell) Rick that I (to give) all the discs to my brother.
12. Antony (to see) Claire yesterday. He (not to see) her for years.
13. I (not to recognize) Anna because she (to change) greatly.
14. Bob (to be) a shop assistant before he (to become) a businessman.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Kate was very sad because she ... her purse at home.
a) forgot b) had forgotten
2. Last year they went to Brazil. They ... to this country before.
a) never were b) had never been
3. I wanted to open the window but someone else ... it.
a) did b) had done
4. Eva ... sorry that she ... such a mistake.
a) had been; made b) was; had made
5. It ... the first time Tina ... the horse.
a) had been; rode b) was; had ridden
Correct the mistakes.
1. I was sorry that I forgot to phone them.
2. She felt better after she took the medicine.
3. Did they clean the house by 6 o'clock?
4. Barry said he didn't see her before.
5. It stopped raining before we left the house.
6. When he had arrived to the USA, he hadn't known much about the country.
7. It was midnight. Sandy hasn't come yet.
8. We didn't know why she didn't answer your letter.
9. I was glad that I bought this house.
10. I had seen that my cat had eaten all fish.