КОНТРОША In the following sentences, use past perfect or simple past tense of the verbs
given in parentheses. Read each sentence carefully before you choose the verb;
remember that if the time word before or after makes the time relationship clear, you
do not have to use past perfect.
Example: Class already (start) by the time I arrived. - Class already had started by
the time I arrived.
1. Molly (be) a teacher before she (become) a lawyer.
2. Yesterday I (see) Jane Cork, an old friend whom I (see, not) in many years. At
first, I (recognize, not) her because she (gain) fifty pounds.
3. Joe suddenly (realize) that the teacher (ask) him a question.
4. It (be) midnight when Anna finally (go) to bed.
5. I (feel) better after I (take) some medicine.
6. When I (go) to see my math teacher about why I (receive) a failing grade on the
last test, he (examine) my paper and then (announce) that he(make) a mistake and
(change) my grade to an "A."
7. When I (try) to explain to my friend why I (call, not) him in several weeks, he
(tell) me not to worry because he (be) out of town for a month.
8. When Aruzhan and Dias (get married) last month, they (knew) each other for only
two weeks.
9. I (go) to the movies after I (finish) my homework even though I (see) the movie
many times.
10. Michael (come) to the party, but no one (invite) him.
