I)-Circle the correct verbs in the brackets in this story.
My Great Grandmother Meets Hurricane Cleo
Hurricane Cleo struck the United States in August, 1964. My great grandmother, Ana, was travelling in Miami when the hurricane struck. She (1. said/told) me that she still remembers how scared everyone was.
She (2. said/told) me that the hotel (3. has called/ had called) her room one morning and (4. had said/ had told) her that a big storm (5. is/ was) on its way. They said that all hotel guests (6. have to/ had to) stay in the hotel until the weather forecast (7. tell/said) that it (8. is/was) safe to leave.
She stayed in her room and she turned on the TV, the reports said that a lot of people (9. have been/ had been) injured and that all the roads (10. are/were) flooded. She always (11. says/said) that she still (12. feels/felt) lucky to have survived Hurricane Cleo.
II)-Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Anita said she was very sorry for what she (do)______________.
2. When Sam (pay)_______________ the bill, we felt the restaurant and went home.
3. It wasn’t surprising that she was tired – she (not sleep)__________ for two days.
4. The road was blocked because a lorry (break down) _____________.
5. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she (not fly) _________ before.
6. ___________ (they/go) home when you arrived?
7. I (hear)___________ the story before, so I didn’t find it very interesting.
8. After she (try on)____________ all the dresses in the shop, she bought the most expensive one.
9. They (not have)___________ breakfast when I got up.
10. The children were very excited because they (not see)____________ a tiger before.
III)-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. After Nick (do)______________ his homework, he (go)____________ to bed last night.
2. Mai (live)__________ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)___________ to Ha Noi three years ago.
3. Phong (tell)____________ me yesterday that he (learn)___________ French for a year.
4. Ms Hong (work)__________ at our school for twenty years before she (retire) _____________ last June.
5. By the time I (get)__________ to Nick’s house, his party (already/ start) ________________.
6. When we (come)_____________ back to our home village last month, it (change)___________ so much.
7. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow)____________ a lot.
8. By the time the bus (come)__________ this morning. Duong (wait)___________ for it for half an hour.
IV)-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Thousands of homes were flooded after Cyclone Kormen (hit)__________ Bangladesh.
2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all of the boats (return) __________ to the port.
3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer)___________ from a severe shortage of water for people and animals.
4. Last week the landslide (occur)____________ after it (rain) _______________ heavily for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang Province.
5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say)_____________ seven people were killed in the northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after rain (cause) _____________ extensive floods across the region.
6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt)_____________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover) _____________ the surrounding villages with ash.
V)-Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
11. Anita said she was very sorry for what she (do)______________.
12. When Sam (pay)_______________ the bill, we felt the restaurant and went home.
13. It wasn’t surprising that she was tired – she (not sleep)__________ for two days.
14. The road was blocked because a lorry (break down) _____________.
15. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she (not fly) _________ before.
16. ___________ (they/go) home when you arrived?
17. I (hear)___________ the story before, so I didn’t find it very interesting.
18. After she (try on)____________ all the dresses in the shop, she bought the most expensive one.
19. They (not have)___________ breakfast when I got up.
20. The children were very excited because they (not see)____________ a tiger before.
