Past Perfect and Modal Verbs

1. As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, he saw that the students had already written a composition.
2. When Brown came to school in 1950, Green had already been working there for 5 years.
3. By 3 o’clock he had answered only half the letters he had received that morning.
4. In 1950 he had been married for 10 years.
5. On reaching the station , he found that his friends had just arrived.
6. When he came to England in 1952, he had already learnt to speak English well.
7. The driver was just about to start when he remembered that he had not filled the petrol tank.
8. We had got everything ready for them long before they arrived.
9. They had been to several parties during the Christmas holidays.
10. I was told that they had left the district a few months before.
11. He asked me where I had been and what I had been doing.
12. They told me that Smith had died two days before.
13. When he had his supper he went to bed.
14. As soon as they had finished breakfast, they ran out to play.
15. We had hoped that you would be able to visit us.
16. I had meant to call on you, but was prevented from doing it.
17. She had thought of paying us a visit but the bad weather made change her plans.
18. They had wanted to help us, but couldn’t get here in time.
19. I hadn’t for a minute supposed that I should get the first prize.

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