Exercise 20. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect.

1. We rushed to the station, but it was too late. The train **had just gone**. 2. The house was very quiet because everybody **had left** it. 3. We had no car at the time because we **had sold** our old one. 4. Last year my family was in France, we **had never been** there before. 5. As I **had cleaned** my flat, it didn’t look untidy. 6. Ann **had just got** home when I phoned. 7. She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she **had seen** it before. 8. My wallet wasn’t in my bag as somebody **had stolen** it. 9. By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies **had become** independent. 10. By the end of the meeting we **had made** the decision. 11. I **had cooked** the dinner by the time of your arrival. 12. I **had not invited** Mary to the party because I didn’t want to see her. 13. Although he **had played** tennis before he played very bad yesterday. 14. I received bad mark because I **had made** many mistakes in my test. 15. We **had not finished** our work by the time.