Exercise 11 Read the news story and put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple (Active or Passive)

The Loch Ness Wallet

14 years ago Spanish tourist Gaspar Sanchez (drop) his wallet into the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland. His passport, his car keys, his business card and his money (lose) in 150m of water. This week the phone (ring) in Senor Sanchez’s Barcelona flat and a Scottish policeman told him, ‘Sir, your wallet (find)! It (discover) last Sunday on the bed of the loch by some scientists in a submarine looking for the Loch Ness monster!’

Senor Sanchez said, ‘The whole thing is absolutely amazing. Apparently my wallet and its contents (put) in the post to me already. I should get them tomorrow. I can’t believe it!’

Exercise 12 Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect. You went back to your hometown after many years and you found that many things were different.

Model:Most of my friends were no longer there. They had left.

1. My best friend was no longer there. He (go) away. 2. The local cinema was no longer open. It (close) down. 3. Mr. Johnson was no longer alive. He (die). 4. I didn’t recognize Mrs Johnson. She (change) a lot. 5. Bill no longer had his car. He (sell) it.

Exercise 13 Put the verbs into the Past Perfect or Past Simple.

1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed. 2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I (go)straight to bed. 3. Sorry I’m late. The car (break) down on my way here. 4. There was a car by the side of the road. It (break) down and the driver was trying to repair it. So we (stop) to see if we could help. 5. ‘Was Tom there when you arrived?’ – ‘No, he (go) home.’ 6. ‘Was Tom there when they arrived?’ – ‘Yes, but he (go) home soon afterwards.’

Exercise 14 Read this extract from an insurance claim. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Perfect, or Past Continuous.

I am fairly sure that the theft took (take) place while I___ (have) breakfast. In fact, on my way back to the room, I ___ (pass) a man who was about twenty-five years old who___ (behave) rather strangely, and who ___ (hold) some sort of bag in his hand. Anyway, as soon as I ___ (get) to my room, I ___ (know) at once that someone___ (be) in there – the drawer ___ (lie) on the floor and my traveller’s cheques and passport ___ (steal). Then, while I ___ (look) around, I ___ (realize) that the souvenirs and presents I ___ (buy) the day before were missing as well.

Exercise 15 Complete each of the following sentences in three different ways, using your own ideas. Write sentences using the Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect.

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