We can sign the contract tomorrow. We (have discussed/ had discussed) all the terms.
I phone the office at 5.30, but the secretary (left/ has already left) already.
We decided to place an order for copiers with Wilson&Co. We (had never bought/ have never bought) any equipment from them before.
The production manager said they (modified/ had modified) their machines the previous year.
Why (didn’t you go/ hadn’t you gone) to the meeting yesterday? – You see, I (wasn’t finishing/ hadn’t finished) the talks by that time.
Mr. Major decided to visit their partners’ manufacturing plant. He (never was/ had never been) there.
Before Mr. Johansson went on business to Paris, he (was discussing/ had discussed) some business matters with the Managing Director.
The manager (answered/ had answered) all the urgent messages by 5.30 yesterday.
We couldn’t give him the job because he (hadn’t worked/ wasn’t working) in marketing before
By the time I entered the hall, the presentation (started/ had started).