Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple

1. I(go).......went..........to the box office at lunchtime, but they (aldready/sell)...........have already sold............all the stickets.

2. I (feel)........felt............very tired when I (get)........got........home, so I (go)........went.......straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor (warn)......warned........me not to do too much. I (be)......am......very ill.

4. At last, the committee (be)......was..........ready to announce their decision. They (make ).........had made..........up their mind.

5. Last night, I (go)......went........to Jim's room and (knock).........knocked.........on the door but there (be).........was...........no answer. Either he (go)..........went.........out or he (not want)........didn't want........to see anyone.

6. Karen (not want).........doesn't want..........to come to the cinema with us because she (aldready/see).........has already seen.........the film

7. When the students (do).......do.......the experiment, they (write) ...........write............a report on it

8. The house (be).......was..........very quite when I(get)......got........home. Everybody (go).........has gone.........out for dinner

III. Put the verbs in brackets in past perfect or past simple.

    1. When she (finish) __ had finished____her work, she (go) ____went______ to the cinema.

    2. He (not eat) ___won't eat______ until his parents (come)__come_______ home.   

    3. She (tell) ___told______me she never (meet) ___had never met__________ him.

    4. He (do) ____had done________ her homework before he (go) __went__________ out.

    5. The lights (go) __went_______out the moment he (get) __got_________into the cinema.

    6. Hardly the holiday (begin) _begun______ when they (leave) ___left_____the town.

    7. They (be) ___ had been waiting_____out for an hour when it (start) __started________ to rain.

    8. They (leave) __will leave_______the shop as soon as they (buy) __buy_____everything they (need) ______need___

    9. The house (burn) __ had burned______to the ground buy the time the firemen (arrive) _arrived____

    10. As he (do) _had done______a lot of work that day he (be) ___was______very tired.

. Put the verbs in the brackets in present perfect tense or simple past 1. They have never (go)..............gone............ to the cinema in their life. 2. Tom, I (not see).......haven't seen.............. you for ages ! Where have you been ? 3. He is the most kind-hearted man I have ever (meet)............met............ 4. There (be) .........have been................3 accidents on this street in the past 3 days. 5. Is this the first time you (visit)........have visited........... our beautiful country ? 6. Scientists (find)...........have found.................. cures for many illnesses in the last 50 years. 7. My uncle's health (improve)..........has improved................ since he (leave) India. 8. I (buy) ........have bought.................a new shirt last week but I (not wear) it yet. 9. I (not see )...........haven't seen........ Lan since we (leave)..........left............. school. 10. We have just (move).........moved............. to a new house but we are dissatisfied with it. 11. My uncle has just (open).........opened............. a new internet house on Trang Tien street 12. Her grandfather (die) ....died.......20 years ago. She ( never meet)................has never met.......... him 13. Nam's sister ( lose)..... her job last week and since then she (be)....was...... out of work 14. You (see).. Mr Van recently?- Yes, I (see)..saw.. him at the school gate three days ago 15. She hasn't gone out since she (buy)........bought......... a new TV. 16. What did you (do) .....do........ yesterday? 17. She (come)........came........ to France two week ago 18. How long have you (learn)......learnt....... English ? 19. He (work).......has worked......... in that company for 5 years. 20. Nga (be)........was....... born in 1999.

1. went / knocked / was / had gone / hadn't wanted

2. had never used / didn't know

3. didn't want / had already seen

4. met / hadn't seen

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. She (come) came. back home after she (finish) had finished their work.
2. Before my son (go) went to bed, he (read) had read a novel.
3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) had started
5. Last night, Peter (go)had gone to the supermarket before he (go) went home
6. Tom gave (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he didn't read (not read) it
7. When I arrived home I realized that I hadn't phoned(not phone) my grandparents
8. The postman came(come) after I had left (leave) the office
9. When the old lady returned(return) to her flat, she saw (see) that burglars
had broken(break) into.
10. My grandmother had made(make) some cheese sandwiches when I got (get) home at 5.30.
11. By the time Linda parked (park) her car, her boyfriend had drunk(drink) two cups of coffee
12. My dog was (be) hungry because he had had (have) nothing to eat since breakfast
13. I recognzed (recognize) him because I had seen (see) his photo in the newspaper before

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. came – had finished
2. went - had read
3. had started
5. had gone - went 
6. gave - hadn't read
7. didn't call
8. came - left
9. returned - saw - broke
10. made - went
11. parked - had drunk
12. was - had had
13. recognised - had seen

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.

1. He (give)....gave.......me back the book, (thank)......thanked....me for lending it to him and (say)....said.....that he (enjoy)....had enjoyed .....it very much; but i (know)....knew.....that he (not read)...hadn't read......it because most of the pages (be)...were.......still uncut.

2. When he (see)......saw....his wife off at the station, he (return)...returned.......as he (not have)...didn't have......to be at the airport till 9.30.

3. He (not have)......didn't have......to pack, for his wife had already (do)......done......that for him and his case (be)......was........ready in the hall.

* Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
* Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentence.
1. How many …………………orbit the sun?
A. spaces B. Mars C. UFOs D. planets
2. This aircraft is capable of …………………30 passengers.
A. holding B. placing C. accommodating D. flying
3. Do you believe that space …………………have landed on planet?
A. robots B. terrorists C. aliens D. pioneers
4. The Milky Way is just a …………………in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. planet B. comet C. meteorite D. galaxy
5. …………………food is specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.
A. Universe B. Land C. Planet D. Space

* Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.
1. I (take) …………took………the book back to the library when I (read) …had read………………it.
2. After she (fill) ……had filled……………the basket, she (go) …went………………to the check out.
3. Two days ago I (meet) …………met………an old friend who I (not see) ………hadn't seen…………for years.
4. The house was very quiet when I (get) …………got………home. They (go) ……………had gone……out for dinner.
5. Karen (not want) ……didn't want ……………to come to the cinema with us because she (already see)
…………had already seen………the film.

* Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentence.
1. How many …………………orbit the sun?
A. spaces B. Mars C. UFOs D. planets
2. This aircraft is capable of …………………30 passengers.
A. holding B. placing C. accommodating D. flying
3. Do you believe that space …………………have landed on planet?
A. robots B. terrorists C. aliens D. pioneers
4. The Milky Way is just a …………………in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. planet B. comet C. meteorite D. galaxy
5. …………………food is specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.
A. Universe B. Land C. Planet D. Space

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ……sat…………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) ………had arrived…………    
2. There (be) ………was………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ……had-seeen…………… before.
3. He (be) …………was……… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………had been………… before him.
4. There (be) ………was………… silence after she (go) ……had gone……………
5. From downstairs (come) ……came…………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………had-heard………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………retold………… the conversation he (hold) ……had held…………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) .............arrived...... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .............had prepared....... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ..............................had already begun..............without me. My boss (be)................was..........furious with me and he (fire).................fired................... me.
9. When I (turn).......turned...................the radio on yesterday, I (hear)...............heard........a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear).....hadn't heard.....................the song in years, and it (bring)...............brought............back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)....ran...........................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)....................hadnt' seen............each other in years, and both of us (change).....................had changed.............a great deal. I (enjoy)...................enjoyed........talking
to her so much that I (ask)..........asked...................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.