Question

Complete the text with the Past Simple, the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets. Fresh ice (1) _ (form) around the Nautilus all morning. We were stuck, and the situation was getting worse. It was becoming obvious that we could go no further south. | (2) ＿ (talk) to the other sailors but nobody (3) (4) and when I (6) ＿ (have) any idea about how to escape. I ＿ (decide) to go and see Captain Nemo. He ＿ (think) about our situation for some time, ＿ (speak) to him, he ＿ (already / decide) how to solve the problem. He (8) ＿ (suggest) something which I (9) ＿ (not think) of. 'We will sail under the ice to ＿ (think) about the the South Pole,' he said. I (10) … idea for a moment and (11) … ＿ (realise) that we might have to stay underwater for several days. It would be extremely dangerous.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. had been forming
2. told
3. had
4. decided
5. had been thinking
6. spoke
7. had already decided
8. suggested
9. hadn't thought
10. had thought
11. realised