Tense

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EXERCISE 5: Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT. Are there some blanks where either tense is
possible?
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1. He (be) 　　　　 a newspaper reporter before he (become) 　　　　 a businessman.

2. I (feel) 　　　　 a little better after I (take) 　　　　 the medicine.

3. I was late. The teacher (give, already) 　　　　 a quiz when I (get) 　　　　 to class.

4. The anthropologist (leave) 　　　　 the village when she (collect) 　　　　 enough data.

5. It was raining hard, but by the time class (be) 　　　　 over, the rain (stop) 　　　　.

EXERCISE 6: Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT.

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1. Class (begin, already) 　　　　 by the time I (get) 　　　　 there, so I (take, quietly)
　　　　 a seat in the back.

2. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) 　　　　 the earth, but they (become)
　　　　 extinct by the time humankind first (appear) 　　　　.

3. I (see, never) 　　　　 any of Picasso’s paintings before I (visit) 　　　　 the art museum.

4. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board, already) 　 　 　 　 by the time I (get)
there.

5. Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see) 　　　　 Pam Donnelly, an old friend of mine. I (see, not)
　　　　 her in years. At first, I (recognize, not) 　　　　 her because she (lose)
　　　　 at least fifty pounds.