VII. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect.
1. By the time the firefighters _________ (arrive), the fire _________ (already destroy) over 50 hectares of pine forests.
2. Two people _________ (report) that flames _________ (trap) them inside a smoke-filled apartment.
3. It _________ (rain) all morning before the tornado _________ (touch) down.
4. They _________ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody _________ (tell) them.
5. _________ (you/ already leave) the office when the fire _________ (start)?
6. The post _________ (not arrive) when I _________ (leave) home this morning.
7*. It _________ (be) cloudy for days before it _________ (start) to rain heavily and _________ (flood) the whole city.
8*. When I _________ (get) to the check-in desk, I realized I _________ (leave) my ticket at home.
9*. After Tom and his neighbours _________ (put out) the fire, the fire engines _________ (arrive) at the cottage.
10*. She _________ (recognize) the warning signs that she _________ (learn) in a school lesson on tsunami two days before.
11*. By the time the rescuers _________ (arrive), they _________ (run) out of food and water.
12*. The rescue team _________ (find) the child after they _________ (search) for ten hours.
1. By the time the firefighters ___arrived______ (arrive), the fire __had already destroyed_______ (already destroy) over 50 hectares of pine forests.
2. Two people __reported_______ (report) that flames _____had trapped____ (trap) them inside a smoke-filled apartment.
3. It ______had rained___ (rain) all morning before the tornado ____touched_____ (touch) down.
4. They ____didn't know_____ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody ___had told______ (tell) them.
5. ___Had you already left______ (you/ already leave) the office when the fire _____started____ (start)?
6. The post __didn't arrived______ (not arrive) when I ____had left_____ (leave) home this morning.
7*. It ______had been___ (be) cloudy for days before it ______started___ (start) to rain heavily and __flooded_______ (flood) the whole city.
8*. When I ____had got_____ (get) to the check-in desk, I realized I ___left______ (leave) my ticket at home.
9*. After Tom and his neighbours ___putted out______ (put out) the fire, the fire engines __had arrived_______ (arrive) at the cottage.
10*. She __recognized_______ (recognize) the warning signs that she __had learnt_______ (learn) in a school lesson on tsunami two days before.
11*. By the time the rescuers __had arrived_______ (arrive), they __ran_______ (run) out of food and water.
12*. The rescue team ____found_____ (find) the child after they __had researched_______ (search) for ten hours.