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.

I. Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.

1, we/just/hear/the news/when/you/ring

2,I/already/think of/that/before/you/suggest/it

3, when/I/turn on/the TV/the programme/already/start

4,she/be/hungry/because/she/not/eat/anything/all day

5, by the time/I leave/school/I/decide/to become/a musician

II. Use the correct form of the past perfect continuous.

1, She was tired because ........................(run)

2, They were hot because .......................(dance)

3, The garden was flooded because....................(it/rain/all night)

4, Did they crash because ........................(drive/too fast)

5, When I arrives ..........................(they/wait/for over half an hour)

6, When I got there,....................(they/not/wait/long)

III. Viết lại câu bằng từ gợi ý sao cho nghĩa ko đổi

1, Do you want to watch TV (feel)

2, My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty (was)

3, I enjoyed myself at your party (fun)

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.

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 left 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

Exercise 1: Complete the text. Use the correct form of past simple or past continuous of the verbs in the list.

                        be | pick him up | stand | notice | run | sit

I (0) was sitting in Science class last week when suddenly there (1) ………… a lot of shouting. Two girls (2) …………………on the desk and that’s when I (3) ………………… Steve. He (4) ……………………up and down the classroom. So I (5) ……………………and put him back in his home – Steve’s the school mouse!

I) Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect or past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The bus got stuck in traffic, so, by the time we got to the cinema, we ___________ (miss) the start of the film.

2. Clara ___________ (perform) in small-town theatres for years before she got her first role in a Hollywood film.

3. Audiences were amazed when they first saw the film Citizen Kane. They ___________ (not see) anything like it before. 

4. The flight was so long I ___________ (watch) five films from beginning to end by the time we landed. 

5. My little brother started crying in the cinema because he thought I ___________ (eat) all of his ice cream. 

6. It wasn’t until we left the cinema that I noticed my sister’s eyes were red. She ___________ (cry) all the way through the film. 

Look at the picture. What were the people doing? Complete the sentences using the past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

1. Two friends …............................. at a market.

2. Kat …................................ three bags.

3. She …................................at her handbag.

4. A man ...................................... her purse.

5. Her friend didn't notice because she ..............................…... to music.

Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets

^{Rewrite the sentence into Passive voice}

1. I was taking the class at that time. 

2. He was eating dinner at 9 pm. 

3. My parents were watching that movie.

4. Jon was editing my video yesterday. 

5. Some boys were teasing your sister. 

6. They were discussing something in the class. 

7. Judy was copying the answers.

8. Everyone was hugging the kids at the party. 

9. They were not feeding the cats.