5 Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or
the past simple.
1 A: Why was he so angry?
B: He had spent (spend) the whole afternoon
looking for his mobile phone and couldn't find
it.
2 A: Did you get the book I asked you for?
B: No. By the time I got there, the shop
3 A: How long
5 A:
(already/close).
(it/take) before the bus arrived?
B: At least an hour!
4 A: How was the show?
B:
Brilliant! We
(never/see) such amazing acrobats before.
*****
(the fire/cause) a lot of
damage before the firefighters arrived?
B: No. Actually, it .........
(just/start).
6 A: Why didn't Vicky come to the party on Saturday?
B: She
(be) at work all day
and was too tired.
