I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about.

What I………………..though was that their boss would be there the next morning.
A.did understand
B.didn’t understand
C.have understood
D.could have understood

At my wife’s mention of the hidden treasure, the boy’s eyes…………….with excitement.
A.shone
B.were shining
C.have shone
D.have shined

I……………the envelope to the gate, hoping the girl would be clever enough to find it.
A.fast
B.have fastened
C.fastened
D.have fast

At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he…………….articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.
A.had been publishing
B.was publishing
C.has been publishing
D.published

I was very upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Miller, who………….part in tournaments for no less than ten years.
A.was taking
B.has been taking
C.took
D.had been taking

Tony is lying. He ............. money from Alf on the ferry back from Bergen. I'm absolutely positive about it.
A.has borrowed
B.has boon borrowed
C.did borrow
D.may have borrowed

I couldn't come to the party because I……………..go to work.
A.will have to
B.have got
C.have
D.had to

The secrecy of the police operation against the gang was complete. It seems only in jail did its bosses discover their phone calls……………listened to for months.
A.were being
B.had been
C.were
D.have-been

As soon as I shut the front door I realised that I………….my key in the house.
A.had left
B.have left
C.left
D.was leaving

Friday will be a bad day for me - I have an extra session and maybe a press conference. I wish your mother………….on Saturday or Sunday. But I know it’s not your fault.
A.didn't come
B.were coming
C.came
D.had come