Question

Exercise 5. Open the brackets

1. When I (to meet) him at that party he (to come) just from London.
2. The first thing I (to see) was a footprint. Somebody (to stand) there for some time judging by the cigarette butts on the ground.
3. By the time they (to cross) the street they (to lose sight) of the man. He (to disappear), probably (to enter) one of the pub.
4. I (to give) her flowers I (to pick), and (to sit) down.
5. By the time we (to get) the beach the sun (to go) down.
6. We (to walk) for hours and I could hardly drag my feet.
7. The uneaten breakfast (to be) still on the table in the kitchen. She (to go away) in a hurry.
8. By the time they (to reach) the airport he (to make up) his mind

Answer 1

1. When I met him at the party he had just come from London.
2. The first thing I saw was a footprint. Somebody was standing there for some time judging by the sigarette butts on the ground.
3. By the time they crossed the street they have lost the sight of the man.He disappeared, probably he entered one of the pubs.
4. I gave her flowers I had picked and sat down.
5. By the time we got the beach the sun went down.
6. We had been walking for hours and I could hardly drag my feet.
7. The uneaten breakfast was still on the table in the kitchen. She went away in a hurry.
8. By the time they reached the airport he had made up his mind.