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The murder ... (take) place on a street which was a turning off the main street.
had taken
ADD ARTICLES: ... large crowd of people was standing outside the shop. ... young constable was trying to make ... crowd move away.
a; a; the
He nodded, and unlocked the door to let us ... (pass) inside.
pass
The constable ... (find) and ... (switch) on the electric light.
found; switched
Choose the correct translation: відбитки пальців
fingersets
fingerpoints
handprints
fingerprints
It was almost impossible ... (recognise) the well-dressed young man as Ascher.
to recognise
Upstairs there were two more small rooms. One ... (be) the dead woman's bedroom.
had been
ADD ARTICLES: There were ... couple of old blankets on ... bed; ... small pile of underwear in one drawer and cookery books in another; ... magazine; ... pair of shiny new stockings, and ... few clothes hanging up.
a; the; a; a; a; a
Poirot talked excitedly to the fat lady who ... (serve) him.
was serving
I interrupted the conversation as Poirot ... (tell) me to.
had told
I would like ... (offer) you five pounds for some information about your neighbour.
to offer
Mrs Fowler began ... (talk) about Mrs Ascher.
to talk
Everyone knew that Mrs. Ascher ... (have) a lot of trouble with her husband, but she ... (not/be) afraid of him.
had had; hadn't been
... (anyone/see) Ascher go into the shop the evening before the murder?
Had anyone seen
Poirot ... (pay) her the five pounds and we ... (go) out into the street again.
paid; went
'My friend, we are in the strange position of ... (not/know) what questions to ask,' replied Poirot.
not knowing
