Question

Choose the correct form. 1) when the film started i realized that i (saw/had seen) it. 2) she (realized/had realized) that she (met/had met) him before. 3) he couldn’t buy presents for his family, because he (spent/had spent) all his money on a new computer. 4) it was only when i was leaving the station that i remembered i (left/had left) my jacket on the train. 5) she (decided/had decided) to move before they offered her job. 6) by the time he (graduated/had graduated) from the university, he (earned/had earned) enough money to start his own business. 7) jerry bought/had bought a car with the money he (won/had won) in a competition. 8) i didn’t phone at a good time, because sonia (had/was having) a bath, and michael (went/had gone) to bed. 9) he (locked/had locked) the papers in the safe, switched/had switched off the light and (went/had gone) out.

Answer 1

1) When the film started I realized that I had seen it. 2) She realized that she had met him before. 3) He couldn’t buy presents for his family, because he had spent all his money on a new computer. 4) It was only when I was leaving the station that I remembered I had left my jacket on the train. 5) She decided to move before they offered her job. 6) By the time he graduated from the university, he had earned enough money to start his own business. 7) Jerry bought a car with the money he had won in a competition. 8) I didn’t phone at a good time, because Sonia was having a bath, and Michael had gone to bed. 9) He locked the papers in the safe, switched off the light and went out.