Übungen zur einfachen Vergangenheitsform 2

15Satz
15Minute
Satz 1: Several months after the bombing most of the houses……………..in ruins.
Satz 2: Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I ………..a small object just under the fence.
Satz 3: I……………the envelope to the gate, hoping the girl would be clever enough to find it.
Satz 4: By criticising the firm at the meeting, Leo……………..his own grave. Did you see how furious the boss was?
Satz 5: The driver………….violently and managed to stop the car just inches from the body lying on the road.
Satz 6: Tony is lying. He ............. money from Alf on the ferry back from Bergen. I'm absolutely positive about it.
Satz 7: I couldn't come to the party because I……………..go to work.
Satz 8: Being on the whole very sceptical about the project, Mr Adams………….to cooperate. But he made it clear that his support was only conditional and could be withdrawn at any moment.
Satz 9: I ________ born and _________ in the countryside.
Satz 10: At the first sound of the plane engine the soldiers……………………to their feet.
Satz 11: Being totally opposed to the project, Lady Sarah………….that it would increase job opportunities of the local people. But she considered the environmental objections of far greater importance.
Satz 12: I can remember she……………the dining-room table with a white cloth to celebrate my return.
Satz 13: Since we……….received by the governor, we were all dressed formally and it was a great disappointment when the audience was cancelled.
Satz 14: At first the idea……………me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
Satz 15: Everybody………….here except for Jill two hours ago.