I ... (return) to this house and at 5.30 exactly I entered Mrs Ascher's shop.
was returning
People saw you ... (go) into the shop and gave your name to the police.
going
Poirot talked excitedly to the fat lady who ... (serve) him.
was serving
The murder ... (take) place on a street which was a turning off the main street.
had taken
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
I interrupted the conversation as Poirot ... (tell) me to.
had told
I thought perhaps the old woman had to go somewhere by train and forgot ... (lock) the shop.
to lock
ADD ARTICLES: ... large crowd of people was standing outside the shop. ... young constable was trying to make ... crowd move away.
a; a; the
I wanted a packet of tobacco. I pushed open the door and went in. There wasn't ... there. I waited, but ... came so I went out again.
someone; anybody
somebody; anyone
anyone; anybody
anyone; nobody
It was almost impossible ... (recognise) the well-dressed young man as Ascher.
to recognise
'My friend, we are in the strange position of ... (not/know) what questions to ask,' replied Poirot.
not knowing
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
I would like ... (offer) you five pounds for some information about your neighbour.
to offer
I ... (just/tell) the Chief Constable that I think this is a job for Scotland Yard.
have just told
The constable ... (find) and ... (switch) on the electric light.
found; switched
He nodded, and unlocked the door to let us ... (pass) inside.
pass
He was looking rather unhappy. He ... (spend) the afternoon trying to get a list of people who ... (be/see) entering the tobacco shop.
had spent; had been seen
Mrs Fowler began ... (talk) about Mrs Ascher.
to talk
Poirot ... (pay) her the five pounds and we ... (go) out into the street again.
paid; went
... (anyone/see) Ascher go into the shop the evening before the murder?
Had anyone seen
Upstairs there were two more small rooms. One ... (be) the dead woman's bedroom.
had been
Did you see anyone ... (leave) the shop before you got there?
leaving
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