Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets , using the Past simple , the Past continuous or the Past perfect .

1/ Helena ................... ( receive ) hospital treatment for a year before the doctors finally ..................... ( tell ) her their diagnosis .

2/ Julia ........................ ( try ) several computer dating agencies by the time she ........................ ( meet) and ................ ( fall ) in love with George .

3/ Sharon eventually ...................... ( find ) the job she ........................ ( want ) last year , although she ............... ( graduate ) the year before .

4/ When the doctor ................ ( arrive ) at the scene of the accident , he ...................... ( realize ) the victim ................ ( still / breathe ) .

5/ The workmen .................. ( spend ) all morning digging the trench , and by lunchtime they ................. ( finish ) it

6/ When the ship ..................... ( hit ) the reef , most of the crew ....................... ( play ) cards , and the passengers .................... ( have ) dinner .

7/ When she ..................... ( be ) a child , she always ................... ( want ) to do the most dangerous things .

8/ I suddenly .................. ( recognize ) the town square . I ....................... ( be ) there ten years before .

9/ When Oscar ..................... ( go ) back into the room , his colleagues ...................... ( still / quarrel ) about the coffee .

10/ I ......................... ( not answer ) the phone immediately , because I ............... ( try ) to finish some work .

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* Complete the sentences using the past perfect or past simple.
1. She (tell) ………………………me she (study) ………………………a lot before the exam.
2. The garden (be) ………………………dead because it (be) ………………………dry all summer.
3. After they (eat) ………………………the selfish, they (begin) ………………………to feel sick.
4. She (live) ………………………in London before she (go) ………………………to The United States.
5. The grass (be) ………………………yellow because it (not rain) ………………………all summer.
6. Julie (already / arrive) ………………………at the station when I (get) ………………………there.
7. We (be) ………………………late for the plane because we (forget) ………………………our passports.
8. Yesterday Nam (bring) ………………………Na the record she (forget) ………………………it in his car.

Fill in the gaps with a verb from the box in the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous tense. Use each verb once.

be    buy     phone     decide      develop     discuss      feel     like     make      run start      stay        take         visit        wait

1 the lecture _______ by the time they got there.

2 in the supermarket he _________ home to make her birthday cake.

3 holly did very well in her exam, which was a shock because she ___________ (never) an exam before.

4 they went on a big tour of Britain. first they _______ in London for a few days. then they ______ cambridge, york, and edinburgh, and then bath. they ______ to Bath before, but they _____ it so much that they ______ to go back again

5 scientists announced the launch of the new drug last week. they_______ it for five years.

Complete these sentences using the verb given .Use the past simple or past perfect ,past continuous

1 Sharon ....(find) the job she wanted last year, although she ...(graduate) the year before

2 When the doctor...(arrive) at the scene of the accicdent, he(realize) the victim ....(still,breath)

3 The workmen ....(spend) all morning digging the trench, and by lunchtime they ...(finish) it

4 When the ship...(hit) the reef, most of the crew ...(play) cards, and the passengers....(have) dinner

5 When she ...(be) a child, she always...(want) to do the most dangerous things

6 I suddenly ....( recognize) the town square. I ...(be) there 10 years before

7 When Oscar ...(go) back to he room, his colleagues ...(still, quarrel) about the coffee

8 I....(not, answer) the phone because I....(try) to finish some work

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My uncle and aunt _________ (already/get engaged) before they _________(emigrate) to Australia.

2 I _________(not/can) buy anything because I _________(forget) my wallet.

3 Robert _________(be) upset because he _________ (split up) with his girlfriend.

4 Kelly _________(start) her first business before she_________(leave) university.

5 As soon as Sara _________(inherit) the money from her grandmother, she _________(buy) a car.

6 By the time Joe _________(retire), he_________(become) a grandfather.

7 After Fred _________ (settle down) in London, he _________(decide) to have a change of career.

8 We _________ (spend) the weekend moving house, so we _________ (go) to bed very early on Sunday.

Task 3: Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1.      I (break) _____________ my arm while I (climb) _____________ a tree.

2.      My friends (swim) _____________ in the sea when he (see) _____________ an octopus.

3.      The police (catch) _____________ the thief while he (jump) _____________ over the wall.

4.      When my dad (get) _____________ home, we (not do) _____________ our homework.

5.      We (sit) _____________ in a café when you (call) _____________.

6.      What (she/see) _____________ while she (swim) _____________?

7.      What (you/do) _____________ at 9:00 last night?

8.      I (talk) _____________ to my friend on the phone when the bus (arrive) _____________.

9.      While Kate (drink)_____________ milk, she (drop) _____________ the glass.

10.  While I (listen)_____________ to music, I (hear) _____________ the doorbell.

III. Choose a verb with either the present perfect or past simple for these sentences: receive, crash, be, show, rise, survive, happen , sell, fall, work.

1. Until she retired last month, she __________________ in the customer complaints department.

2.  The Bible ___________________ more copies than any other book.

3. His father ________________  so many complaints about the noise that he told Chris to sell his drums.

4. Research __________________ that cycling can help patients overcome their illness.

5. Unemployment ________________ every year until 1983 and then started to fall.

6. Maria hasn't wanted to drive since she _____________ her car.

7. A great deal _________________ since I last spoke to you.

8. Prices ___________________ sharply over the past six months.

9. This ___________________  his home for over 20 years and he doesn't want to leave it.

10. Few of the trees in our village __________________ the storms during the winter of 1991.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

 We were tired because we ………………………………….. (drive) for two hours.

Anna ………………………………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.

………………………………………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?

I ………………………………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest.

make passive sentences starting with THERE IS...... or THERE ARE using the reporting verb in brackets in the tense given, plus a standard or perfect infinitive of BE  as instructed, plus the phrase given

1. many species still undiscovered( think- present simple)- standard

2. considerable support for the idea ( understand- present simple)- standard 

3. any need to act immediately( not feel- past simple) - standard

4. enough supplies to go  round ( presume- past simple )- standard

5.a shortage of medicines ( report- past simple) perfect

6. several reasons for the failure( say- present simple)- perfect