Question

Complete the text with the correct past or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets ().


In 1960, when he was 15 years old, John Bibby (steal) a packet of biscuits from his boss. This crime happened while John (work) in a shop in a town in the north of England. John (take) the biscuits from the shop manager Les Simpson while Les (not look), and then he (eat) the whole packet.
Fifty years later, John managed to find out where Les lived. John (drive) to Les's house and (give) him a packet of biscuits to replace the one he (steal) fifty years earlier. All that time, John (feel) guilty about what he had done, but in fact Les (not be) even aware of the theft.

Answer 1

In 1960, when he was 15 years old, John Bibby (stole) a packet of biscuits from his boss. This crime happened while John (was working) in a shop in a town in the north of England. John (took) the biscuits from the shop manager Les Simpson while Les (was not looking), and then he (ate) the whole packet.
Fifty years later, John managed to find out where Les lived. John (drove) to Les's house and (gave) him a packet of biscuits to replace the one he (had stolen) fifty years earlier. All that time, John (felt) guilty about what he had done, but in fact Les (was not) even aware of the theft.