TV guide 1 channel 2 channel 3 channel 4 channel 6:00 pm Friends (US Sitcom) 6:00 pm Magic Forest (mystery show) 6:00 pm Ready Steady Cook! (cookery programme) 6:00 pm The Simpsons (cartoon) 6:30 pm Elephants(wildlife programme) 6:30 pm Eggheads (quiz show) 6:30 pm News & Weather 6:30 pm Sharks (wildlife documentary 7:00 pm EastEnders (soap opera) 7:00 pm Lost (US drama series) 7:00 pm Do you know it? (quiz show) 7:00 pm Mary & Helen (teen social drama)

Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets:

1. Dave finally (rejected) the promotion that his manager (had offered) him due to his hard work.

2. I (had never travelled) abroad until I (moved) to Germany.

3. As soon as Patrick (got) the telegram, he (knew) what (had happened).

4. Once the party (had finished) everybody (left) except for Sue that (helped) us to tidy the house.

5. Carl (had not told) me about our economic problems until everything (was settled).

6. Alice finally (bought) her wedding dress after she (had tried on) at least twenty of them. What a bore!

7. Carol (resat) her exam in September since she (had failed) it in June.

8. Lewis (did not change) as much as his wife! I (had not seen) them for five years.

9. When Tina’s mother (had died), she (inherited) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.

10. Kim (did not get) the job because she (had not prepared) herself for the interview.

11. When I (woke up) this morning, everything (was) white. Definitely, it ___ (had been snowing) during the night.

12. Pam (never forgot) that they (had not invited) her to their wedding reception.

13. Our daughter (sent) an e-mail as soon as she (had arrived) in London. She (had promises) to phone us, but she (did not).

14. Dick (recognised) that he (did not work) as hard as his teacher (had expected).

15. Brian (understood) that he (had made) some mistakes in her test paper.