Past simple OR Past perfect
At 7 o'clock I (not finish) _________ work, so I (not meet) Abigail for dinner.
At 7 o'clock I hadn't finished work, so I didn't meet Abigail for dinner.
The actor (meet) ______ on the stage by the writer.
The actor was met on the stage by the writer.
If there is a fire, you ________ leave the office building.
a) have to
b) are allowed to
If there is a fire, you have to leave the office building.
The journey was so long that I dropped over / out / off to sleep on the train.
The journey was so long that I dropped off to sleep on the train.
(write) I__________ a few poems. Would you like to read them?
I've written a few poems. Would you like to read them?
It (be) _______ hot in England this summer, but I knew it (be) _____ even hotter last year.
It was hot in England this summer, but I knew it'd been hotter last summer.
The performance was a disaster and some people in the audience (leave) _______ early.
The performance was a disaster and some people in the audience left early.
You _______ swim here! The beach is closed.
a) don't have to
b) mustn't
You mustn't swim here! The beach is closed.
We asked our friends to look for / after / at our dog while we were away.
We asked our friends to look after our dog while we were away.
"I (play) _______ football really well recently." said the footballer.
"I've been playing football really well recently." said the footballer.
When I (see) ______ her, her hair was wet because she (be) ______ in the swimming pool.
When I saw her, her hair was wet because she'd been in the swimming pool.
Shakespeare (bury) _______ in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1616.
Shakespeare was buried in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1616.
Come on! You ______ tell me the truth. I need to know.
a) must
b) are allowed to
Come on! You must tell me the truth. I need to know.
I hope I'll get through / over / across the exam. I've studied really hard.
I hope I'll get through the exam. I've studied really hard.
The game of football (play) __________ for more than a hundred years.
The game of football has been played for more than a hundred years.
I finally (get) _______ to work at 9.45 and they (start) ________ the meeting without me.
I finally got to work at 9.45 and they'd started the meeting without me.
In the 1900s, John Kemble (know) ________ as a great performer of Shakespeare's plays.
In the 1900s, John Kemble was known as a great performer of Shakespeare's plays.
He cleaned his shoes after taking off his shoes. (them)
He cleaned his shoes after taking __1___ off __2___ .
He cleaned his shoes after taking them off.
Harriet picked on / up / at the rules of chess really quickly.
Harriet picked up the rules of chess really quickly.
How long (wait) ________ you ________ here?
How long have you been waiting here?
I'm sure they (have) _______ an argument before they (arrive) ______ .
They looked cross.
I'm sure they had had an argument before they arrived. They looked cross.
(record) ________ the play _______ for the radio?
Was the play recorded for the radio?
When it comes to cooking, they take after their grandmother. (her)
When it comes to cooking, they take ______ after ______.
When it comes to cooking, they take after her.
I hate to bring in / on / up the question of money, but we have to discuss it.
I hate to bring up the question of money, but we have to discuss it.
Shakespeare's plays (adapt) ________ for film many times.
Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for film many times.