Question

Выберите правильную форму глагола.


We can sign the contract
tomorrow. We (have discussed/ had
discussed) all the terms.
I phone the office at 5.30, but
the secretary (left/ has left)
already.
We decided to place an order
for copiers with Wilson&Co. We (had
never bought/ have never bought) any equipment from them before.
The production manager said
they (modified/ had modified)
their machines the previous year.
Why (didn’t you go/ hadn’t you gone) to the meeting yesterday? –
You see, I (wasn’t finishing/ hadn’t
finished) the talks by that time.
Mr. Major decided to visit
their partners’ manufacturing plant. He (never was/ had never been) there.
Before Mr. Johansson went on
business to Paris,
he (was discussing/ had discussed)
some business matters with the Managing Director.
The manager (answered/ had answered) all the
urgent messages by 5.30 yesterday.
We couldn’t give him the job
because he (hadn’t worked/ wasn’t
working) in marketing before.
By the time I entered the hall,
the presentation (started/ had started).

Answer 1

We can sign the contract tomorrow. We (have discussed) all the terms.
I phone the office at 5.30, but the secretary (has left) already.
We decided to place an order for copiers with Wilson&Co.
We (had never bought) any equipment from them before.
The production manager said they (had modified) their machines the previous year.
Why (didn’t you go) to the meeting yesterday? – You see, I (hadn’t finished) the talks by that time.
Mr. Major decided to visit their partners’ manufacturing plant. He (had never been) there.
Before Mr. Johansson went on business to Paris, he (had discussed) some business matters with the Managing Director.
The manager (had answered) all the urgent messages by 5.30 yesterday.
We couldn’t give him the job because he (hadn’t worked) in marketing before.
By the time I entered the hall, the presentation (had started).