Complete the following sentences using a simple past or past perfect tense form.
1The patient ............... by the time the doctor arrived.
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Use the past perfect "had died" with "by the time" for an action completed before another past action.
2As the fire broke out, people ............... out of their houses.
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Use the simple past "hurried" for the main past action after "As the fire broke out."
3I ............... him yesterday.
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Use the simple past "met" with the finished past time expression "yesterday."
4I recognized him immediately because I ............... him before.
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Use the past perfect "had seen" for an earlier experience before the past action "recognized."
5I wish I ............... with my friend during his last days.
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Use "had stayed" after "I wish" to express regret about the past.
6If he ............... in time, he would have got the job.
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Use "had applied" in the if-clause of a third conditional sentence.
7By the time the firemen arrived, the fire ............... many huts.
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Use the past perfect "had destroyed" for an action completed before "the firemen arrived."
8By the time the chief guest arrived, the invitees ...............
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Use the past perfect "had assembled" with "by the time" for an action completed before another past action.
9I wish I ............... my application in time.
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Use "had sent" after "I wish" to express regret about a past action.
10I did not speak to him because I ............... been introduced to him.
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Use "had not" to show that the introduction did not happen before the past action "did not speak."
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- The patient had died by the time the doctor arrived.
- As the fire broke out, people hurried out of their houses.
- I met him yesterday.
- I recognized him immediately because I had seen him before.
- I wish I had stayed with my friend during his last days.
- If he had applied in time, he would have got the job.
- By the time the firemen arrived, the fire had destroyed many huts.
- By the time the chief guest arrived, the invitees had assembled.
- I wish I had sent my application in time.
- I did not speak to him because I had not been introduced to him.