Poirot ______ her if Mrs. Ascher ______ any peculiar letters without a proper signature.
had asked, had received
asked, received
had asked, received
asked, had received

I thought that Mrs. Fowler ______ us everything.
told
had told
was told

But Poirot said that she ______ more than she ______ us.
knew
was knowing
had known

The letter ______ just before I ______ back.
came, arrived
had come, arrived
came, had arrived
had come, had arrived

Miss Higley said that Elizabeth ______ friendly in working hours, but the girls ______ much of her out of them.
was, didn’t see
had been, hadn’t seen
had been, didn’t see
was, hadn’t seen 

She said that Betty ______ anything about her plans and she ______ her in the café that evening.
didn’t say, didn’t see 
hadn’t said, didn’t see 
didn’t say, hadn’t seen
hadn’t said, hadn’t seen

Hardly ______ she ______ these words when a beautiful young lady ______ in the room.
did ... say, appeared
had ... said, appeared
did ... say, had appeared
had ... said, had appeared

I ______ that once he ______ a well-known specialist in his field.
knew, had been
knew, was 
had known, had been
had known, was

He ______ in the house he ______ for himself near the Devon coast.
lived, built
had lived, built
had lived, had built
lived, had built 

Susan ______ her parents the news only after she and Mike ______ married.
had told, had got
had told, got
told, had got
told, got

The telephone on his table ______ and he ______ it up.
had rung, had picked
had rung, picked
rang, had picked
rang, picked

He ______ the bill and ______.
paid, left 
had paid, left
had paid, had left
paid, had left

She ______ a stronger person now than she ______ a few months ago.
had been, was
was, had been

She ______ on her coat and ______ for a walk.
had put, went
put, went
put, had gone
had put, had gone

Hardly ______ raining when a rainbow ______ in the sky.
had it stopped, appeared
did it stop, appeared
had it stopped, had appeared
did it stop, had appeared

I was late because I ______ in a jam.
stick
had stick
had stuck

We went out after it ______ raining.
had been stopped
had stopped 
stopped

I thanked him for what he ______ for me.
did
had done

The house he ______ was of a modern design.
was built
built
had built 

My mother was worried because I ______ in touch with her for a long time.
haven’t been
hadn’t been
wasn’t