Exercise 105. Choose the right form of the verb from the brackets. Explain your choice.
1.Now she was glad she ... ... ... his address away (was not throwing /did not throw/has not thrown /had not thrown). 2.Rosemary ... ... in Paris three days before she called Jean-Jacques (was/were/has been/had been). 3. I paid for what we (were drinking/have drunk/had drunk), and we made our way to a cheap restaurant. 4. On their return they found that Davidson ... just ... (has ... come/have ... come/had come).

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Now she was glad she had not thrown his address away.
Explanation: The correct form should be "had not thrown" because it is referring to a past action that was completed before the current moment.

Rosemary had been in Paris three days before she called Jean-Jacques.
Explanation: The correct form should be "had been" because the action of being in Paris happened before she called Jean-Jacques.

I paid for what we had drunk, and we made our way to a cheap restaurant.
Explanation: The correct form should be "had drunk" because it is referring to a past action that was completed before the next action of going to the restaurant.

On their return they found that Davidson had come.
Explanation: The correct form should be "had come" because it is referring to an action that occurred before their return.