Exercise 4: Match the sentence halves using the past simple and past perfect . Use WHEN or AFTER.
⦁ They ate the dinner She finally took the red one.
⦁ She felt much better He finished eating.
⦁ Jack decided to have a rest They did their homework.
⦁ They went to a pub to celebrate it. I lent it to Sophie.
⦁ The bank clerk called the police. Mandy could leave the hospital.
⦁ I finished reading the magazine. He painted the hall and the kitchen.
⦁ Lisa tried on five sweaters. Mark cleared the table.
⦁ Peter asked for a cup of coffee. Rita took a hot bath.
⦁ She completely recovered. They won the match.
⦁ They could play PC games. The robbers left.
⦁ e.g. After / when they had done their homework, they could play PC games.
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Ex 1.
1. After/when they had eaten dinner, Mark cleared the table.
2. After/when Rita had taken a hot bath, she felt much better.
3. When/after he had painted the hall and the kitchen, Jack decided to have a rest.
4. After/when they had won the match, they went to a pub to celebrate it.
5. After/when the robbers had left, the bank clerk called the police.
6. After/when I had finished reading the magazine, I lent it to Sophie.
7. After/when Lisa had tried on five sweaters, she finally took the red one.
8. After/when he had finished eating, Peter asked for a cup of coffee.
9. After/when she had completely recovered, Mandy could leave the hospital.
10. After/when they had done their homework, they could play PC games.
Ex 2.
Exercise 2: Write the verbs in Present Perfect or Past Simple.
⦁ Last week I (be) was very busy and I (have not) didn't have the time to do a lot in the household.
⦁ On Monday I (work) worked three hours overtime and (come) came home very late in the evening.
⦁ From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) was on a business trip.
⦁ On Friday I (go) went to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I (visit) visited my grandparents.
⦁ Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) haven't seen them for ages and they (be / never) have never been at my place before.
⦁ I (clean / just) have just cleaned my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.
⦁ We had just finished (just/finish) dinner when they came (come).
⦁ He had seldom travelled (travel) by bicycle before he went to Vietnam.
⦁ Ann went (go) to get the carpet for the room but someone (already/take) had already taken it.
⦁ …………Did……… you ………manage………… (manage) to see the Director, or …………had……… he ………gone………… (go) out by the time you …………got……… (get) there?
⦁ He …………had just got……… (just/get) home when you ………phoned………… (phone). He ………was………… (be) in New York.
