1.- The fire ………………………… (already/reach) the roof by the time the firemen arrived. 2.-Joe Smith went to prison because he …..…………. (steal) a lot of money. 3.-Helen went to bed after she ………… (watch) her favourite TV programme. 4.-My father bought the new car after he ……………….. (try) it a few times. 5.-By the time Sonia got to the party, everyone ……………………. (begin) dancing. 6.-Lorenzo …………………….. (eat) all the ice cream before I opened the fridge. 7.-There was a lot of snow outside because it ……………….. (snow) earlier in that day. 8.-Beatriz didn’t pass the test because she ………………….. (not study) at all. 9.-Look! Somebody ……………… (leave) the windows open. 10.-By the time the police arrived, the burglar ……………….. (break)into my neighbour’s house. 11.-The girl felt guilty because she …………………. (drink) all the milk. 12.-Our flat was robbed because we …………………. (not lock) the front door. 13.-My father couldn’t find the money because he …………….. (hide) it in a drawer. 14.-Leonard didn’t have money for the bus because he …………. (forget) to ask his mother. 15.- My cousin ………………… (never/visit) a mine until his father took him one day. 16.-Her bicycle wasn’t there because a friend ……………..… (take) it without asking her. 17.-Daniel was arrested after he …….…… (escape) from prison. 18.-When Kathy met Jonathan, he ………….. (join) the Navy. 19.- Before they arrived at the airport, they …………….. (pay) the taxi driver. 20.-His dog …………. (die) two weeks ago. He was very sad. When I arrived home, my mother ____________ (try) to call me. She ____________ (call) twice before seeing me. We ____________ ( study) those papers when John told us about the test. You ____________ ( do) your home work. We had no car by the end of the year. We ____________ (sell) our old one. I spoke to Susan at noon; someone ____________ (tell) her the news earlier. The plane ____________ (take off) when we got to the airport. I was so tired last night. I ____________ (have) such a terrible day. The shop was closed because the shop assistant ………………………..(leave) before closing time. The robbers _______ (steal) all the money when the alarm rung. 1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ___________