Model: His hair was wet. (He/just/have/a shower) He had just had a shower.

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1. There was nobody in the courtroom, (the judge/just/leave)
2. We didn't find anybody at home, (everybody/already/go out)
3. Bob wasn't at home when I arrived, (he/arrange/to meet/his lawyer/in the cafe)
4. I couldn't recognize the child after all that time. (I/not/see/her/for seven years)

Ex. 24. Put the verb into the correct form, the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.

Model: Was Father at home when I phoned? - No. he had already left.
Was Father at home when I phoned? - Yes, but he left soon afterwards.

1. The flat was empty when he arrived. Everybody____________________ (go) to the party.
2. There were voices heard from the kitchen, so I. ___________________ (go) straight there.
3. He cannot take part in the competition. He ________________ (break) his leg yesterday.
4. There was an accident at the mountain top. Some skier_____________________ (break) his leg and the ambulance men were carrying him to the road. So we__________________ (stop) to let them pass.

Ex. 25. Use the Past Perfect Tense of the verbs given in brackets to complete the sentences.

Model: When John and I got to the river, the boat race (start already) had already started.

1. When she went to bed, she remembered that she (not/switch off the light)______________
2. She felt tired because she (walk a lot/that day)______________________
3. She went for a holiday after she (pass the exams) ___________________
4. I didn't know what to do when they (show/me/the photo of the suspect)____________
5. He didn't start speaking until the witnesses (leave/the room)______________
6. When I met Helen, I understood why Bill (marry her)__________________
7. He understood the book only after he (read it/again)__________________

Ex. 26. Unite the following pairs of sentences. Use the conjunctions after, as soon as, before, until, till, when.

Model: a) They went to England. They graduated from university, (after)
They went to England after they had graduated from the university,
b) The sun set. They finished their work, (before)
The sun had set before they finished their work.

1. I understood the problem. He explained, (as soon as)

2. She wrote the letter. She went to the post office, (after)

3. I drove to the airport. The plane took off. (when)

4. She read the message carefully. She wrote the reply, (before)

5. The man didn't leave. He didn't receive a definite answer, (till)

6. We didn't say a word. He finished his story, (until)

7. John worked as a clerk. He began to study law, (before).