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.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, present perfect or future passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The winning film at the festival last year ____________________ (direct) by James Cameron.

2. The results ____________________ (not send) to the students’ homes yet.

3. The book ____________________ (publish) by Oxford University Press next month.

4. We ____________________ (invite) to Tom and Gina’s wedding next April. I’m very excited!

5. The students ____________________ (tell) to read the book last week.

6. Thousands of copies of his biography ____________________ (sell) when it comes out next month.

7. They ____________________ (not give) the correct time for the meeting, so they arrived late.

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.

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.

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.

Use past simple and present perfect to complete these sentences:

1. The last time she taught English me was 5 months ago.
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2. It is a long time since we last met.
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3. When did you have it?
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4. This is the first time I had such a delicious meal
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5. I haven't taken a bath since Monday
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6. It's 2 years since I had an opportunity to work in this factory.
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7. It's 2 months since he earned any money
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8. He last shaved the day before yesterday
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9. I last drank champagne at my brother's wedding
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10. It's 2 years since I was last in Rome 
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11. I saw Tom last on his wedding day 
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12. I last ate raw fish when I was in Japan
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