Put the verbs into right tense according to the rules of Sequence of Tenses:
1. I thought he (come)_____ in time.
2. Bob wanted to know what (become)_____ of the books which he (leave)_____ here the day before.
3. I finally said that I (not wish)_____ to hear any more about the subject.
4. Mark remembered that he (leave)_____ his key and diary at the hotel.
5. We have heard that he (be)____ very clever.
6. My wife told me that in an hour she (go)_____ for a walk.
7. The boy did not know that the water (boil)_____ at 100°degree.
8. He told us how he (live)_____ in the North. We were quite astonished when he said that in the far North the sun never (rise)_____ in winter and never (set)_____ in summer.
9. Last year I skated much better than I (do)_____ now.
10. The teacher told us that there (be)____ 26 letters in English alphabet.
11. The pupil who (answer)_____ questions now did not know any English last year.
12. One day the boy asked his father how long elephants (live)______.
13. Her cousin (seem)_____ surprised to find us there. He (say)_____he (think)____ that we (start)____ an hour ago. Then he (tell)_____ us he (go)____ probably for a voyage the following month with his family.
14. Poor uncle (rush)_____ to the nursery to see what his young daughter (do)____ there as there (be)____ a terrible noise in the house.
15. They (begin)____ to ask me questions about myself and pretty soon they (have)____ my story. Finally they (tell)____ me I (answer)____ their purpose . I (say)_____ I (be)_____ sincerely glad, and (ask)____ what it (be)___. Then one of them (hand)___ me an envelope and (say)_____ I (find)____ the explanation inside.
Choose the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect).
1. They (showed) me the pictures, they (had taken) during their holidays.
2. In the evening, the children (told) their daddy what they (had seen) at the zoo.
3. The boy (was) very sorry for what he (had done).
4. My friend (ate) up all the biscuit we (had baked).
5. The teacher (corrected) the tests we (had written).
6. I (gave) them some of the candies I (had bought)
7. My sister (did not see) the note that I (had left) on the kitchen table for her.
8. We (wanted) to watch a film that we (had not seen) before.
9. When Simon (went) out to play, he (had done) his homework.
10. Before that day in winter, the African boy (had not seen) snow in his life.
11. She (gave) me the book that she (had read).
12. We (went) to London because the Queen (had invited) us for tea.