Ex1. Complete the sentences using the past simple or past perfect. be finish invent sting burn leave design help spend turn on 1. By the time Jason arrived to help, we (already) had already finished moving everything. 2. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …………………. the air conditioner. 3. Alexander Graham Bell …………………. (already) the telephone by the time I was born. 4. The farmer’s barn caught on fire some time during the night. By the time the firefighter arrived, the building …………………. to the ground. It was a total lost. 5. The suit I bought cost more than a week’s salary. Until then, I (never) ………………….so much on one outfit. 6. Yesterday a hornet …………………. me under my arm. That really hurt! 7. We were not happy with the plans that the architect showed us for our new house. Obviously, he (never) …………………. a home like the one we wanted. 8. When I saw Mike was having trouble, I …………………. him. 9. My wife and I went to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring. Prior to that time, we (never) …………………. to such a big amusement park. 10. I went to Iris’ office to offer her a ride home from work, but I couldn’t find her. She (already) ………………….