1.- The fire .............................. (already/reach) the roof by the time the firemen
arrived.
2.-Joe Smith went to prison because he .................. (steal) a lot of money.
3.-Helen went to bed after she ........................ (watch) her favourite TV programme.
4.-My father bought the new car after he .................... (try) it a few times.
5.-By the time Sonia got to the party, everyone ......................... (begin) dancing.
6.-Lorenzo .......................... (eat) all the ice cream before I opened the fridge.
7.-There was a lot of snow outside because it .................... (snow) earlier in that day.
8.-Beatriz didn’t pass the test because she ....................... (not study) at all.
9.-Look! Somebody ........................ (leave) the windows open.
10.-By the time the police arrived, the burglar .................... (break)into my
neighbour’s house.
11.-The girl felt guilty because she ...................... (drink) all the milk.
12.-Our flat was robbed because we ...................... (not lock) the front door.
13.-My father couldn’t find the money because he ................. (hide) it in a drawer.
14.-Leonard didn’t have money for the bus because he ............. (forget) to ask his
mother.
15.- My cousin ..................... (never/visit) a mine until his father took him one day.
16.-Her bicycle wasn’t there because a friend .................... (take) it without asking
her.
17.-Daniel was arrested after he ...................... (escape) from prison.
18.-When Kathy met Jonathan, he ....................... (join) the Navy.
19.- Before they arrived at the airport, they ................. (pay) the taxi driver.
20.-His dog ...................... (die) two weeks ago. He was very sad