SAV
PRACTICE: Put the verbs in brackets
in the correct tense.
1. We. (miss) the beginning of the play because it. (already
start) when we arrived.
not recognize) my old teacher because we not see) each
other for 15 years.
3. When (arrive) at her house I found she (go out) so
nobody was there.
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4. My brother (eat) all the cake before we (get) home.
5. I (understand) the film because I (read) the book before.
6. (not have) my book because I had (lose) it the day
before.
7. She (never see) a bear before she (move) to Alaska.​

1. We missed the beginning of the play because it had already started when we arrived. Explanation: The verb "miss" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past. The verb "start" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before our arrival. 2. I didn't recognize my old teacher because we hadn't seen each other for 15 years. Explanation: The verb "recognize" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past. The verb "see" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before our meeting. 3. When I arrived at her house, I found she had gone out, so nobody was there. Explanation: The verb "arrive" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past. The verb "go out" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before my arrival. 4. My brother had eaten all the cake before we got home. Explanation: The verb "eat" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before our arrival. The verb "get" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past. 5. I understood the film because I had read the book before. Explanation: The verb "understand" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past. The verb "read" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before watching the film. 6. I didn't have my book because I had lost it the day before. Explanation: The verb "have" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past. The verb "lose" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before my realization of not having the book. 7. She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Explanation: The verb "see" should be in the past perfect tense because it happened before her moving to Alaska. The verb "move" should be in the past tense because it happened in the past.