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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Give the correct verb form:

1 Nadia 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 children were very excited because they ...............(not / see) a tiger before.

5 The road was blocked because a lorry .............(break down).

6 During the afternoon, David lost all the money he ............... (win) in the morning.

7 My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she ............(not / fly) before.

8 When the police arrived to arrest him, Thompson............(leave).

I.give the past perfect form of the verb in brackets.

1. She put the money back where she (find)_______ it.

2. The light went off because we (not/pay)___ electricity bill.

3. The children (not/ do)___ their homework, so they were in trouble.

4. He fed the cat because no one (feed)____ it for days.

5. Terry wasn't at home. He (go)_____ out.

6. There (not/be)___- many high-rise buildings in Ha Noi before 1990.

7. Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung (have)_______ different manual labour jobs before he became a professional football player.

8. Few people (ride)_____ motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh City before 1983.

 9. I got a high mark in English because I (study)______ hard before the exam.

10. How long (you/learn)______ English before you travelled to the U.S.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the ''be going'' form:

1.The pressure cooker (explode).................

2.When..............you(pay).........the bill?

3.She (dye).................the old curtain blue.

4.What.........you(do)..........with this room ? -I (paint)...............the walls in black and white stripes.

5.You(eat).............all that?

6.These two men (cycle)................across Africa.

7.I've lent you my car once .I (not/do).................it again.

8.That rider (fall)...........off

9.It(rain)...........................Look at those clouds.

10.There was very little blossom this spring .Apples (be)............scarce

I. Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Officials said the blaze_________ (damage) five houses in the area.
2. Before Hurricane Sandy struck the US Northeast, it_________ (kill) 72 people in the Caribbean.
3. US Weather Service_________ (not issue) any warning by the time the tornado moved to a City
nearby.
4. As of Monday night, more 10,149 people_________ (leave) their homes across the province.
5. We _________ (not experience) any natural disasters before we were trapped in an avalanche last
month.
6. What_________ (the government/ do) by the time the mudslide occurred?
7. El Nino weather_________ (hit) Mekong Delta as the worst drought in 90 years, report said.
8. Many local people said that they_________ (never/ see) such a fierce storm in their life.
9. Those evacuees_________ (not return) home by late December.
10. _________ (people/ evacuate) the area when the hurricane hit?

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.