Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfectPut the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect. 1. By the time the firefighters_________ (arrive), the fire_________ (already destroy) over 50 hectares of pine forests. 2. Two people_________ (report) that flames_________ (trap) them inside a smoke-filled apartment. 3. It_________ (rain) all morning before the tornado_________ (touch) down. 4. They_________ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody_________ (tell) them. 5. _________ (you/ already leave) the office when the fire_________ (start)? 6. The post_________ (not arrive) when I_________ (leave) home this morning. 7. It_________ (be) cloudy for days before it_________ (start) to rain heavily and_________ (flood) the whole City. 8. When I_________ (get) to the check-in desk, I realized I_________ (leave) my ticket at home. 9. After Tom and his neighbours_________ (put out) the fire, the fire engines_________ (arrive) at the cottage. 10. She_________ (recognize) the warning signs that she_________ (learn) in a school lesson on tsunami two days before. 11. By the time the rescuers_________ (arrive), they_________ (run) out of food and water. 12. The rescue team_________ (find) the child after they_________ (search) for ten hours. |