I. Add a sentence with the past perfect, using the notes.

1. Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week.

     à She had just been on holiday.        (just/ be on holiday)

2. We rushed to the station, but we were too late.                                   

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the train/ just/ go)

3. I didn't have an umbrella, but that didn't matter.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the rain/ stop)

4. When I got to the concert hall, they wouldn't let me in.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (forget/ my ticket)

5. Someone got the number of the car the raiders used.

     à ______________________________________________________________ (steal/ it/ a week before)

6. I was really pleased to see Rachel again yesterday.

     à ________________________________________________________________(not see/ her/ for ages)

7. Luckily, the flat didn't look too bad when my parents called in.

     à _____________________________________________________________________ (just/ clean / it)

8. The boss invited me to lunch yesterday, but I had to refuse the invitation..

     à __________________________________________________________ (already/ eat/ my sandwiches)

9. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous.

     à __________________________________________________________________ (never/ fly/ before)

10. We rushed to the cinema last night, but we were too late.      

     à _____________________________________________________________ (the film/ already/ begin)

I. Add a sentence with the past perfect, using the notes.

1. Claire looked very suntanned when I saw her last week.

     à She had just been on holiday.        (just/ be on holiday)

2. We rushed to the station, but we were too late.                                   

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the train/ just/ go)

3. I didn't have an umbrella, but that didn't matter.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (the rain/ stop)

4. When I got to the concert hall, they wouldn't let me in.

     à ___________________________________________________________________ (forget/ my ticket)

5. Someone got the number of the car the raiders used.

     à ______________________________________________________________ (steal/ it/ a week before)

6. I was really pleased to see Rachel again yesterday.

     à ________________________________________________________________(not see/ her/ for ages)

7. Luckily, the flat didn't look too bad when my parents called in.

     à _____________________________________________________________________ (just/ clean / it)

8. The boss invited me to lunch yesterday, but I had to refuse the invitation..

     à __________________________________________________________ (already/ eat/ my sandwiches)

9. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous.

     à __________________________________________________________________ (never/ fly/ before)

10. We rushed to the cinema last night, but we were too late.

     à _____________________________________________________________ (the film/ already/ begin)

Put in the simple past or the past perfect.

Bill …didn’t tell… anybody how he …had got… into the house. (not tell; get)

Emma …went… to France last week. Before that, she …had… never …been… outside Ireland. (go; be)

1.When their mother …………………………………….. home, the children …………………………………….. all the sweets. (get; eat)

2.Yesterday I …………………………………….. a man who ………………………………. at school with my grandmother. (meet; be)

3. It ………………………….. to rain, and I ……………………………….. that I …………………………………. my window. (start; remember; not close)

4I …………………. a letter on my desk that I …….….. (find; not open)

5.I ………………Bob I couldn’t go to the theatre, but he ……………….. the tickets. (already tell; buy)

IV. Rewrite the sentences beginning with an appropriate participle (present, ​past or perfect). 1. When she saw the dog coming towards her, she quickly crossed the road. Ò……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. If it is looked after carefully, the plant can live through the winter. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. As I don't have a credit card, I found it difficult to' book an airline ticket over the phone. Ò……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Keith spent a lot of time filling in job application forms because he was unemployed. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Because I was walking quickly, I soon caught up with her. Ò……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. The house was built of wood, so .it was clearly a fire risk. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. I was eager to catch the bus in good time because I had been told off the day before for arriving late. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. She didn't know where the theater was, so she asked for directions at the hotel reception. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. As she was a nurse, she knew what to do after the accident. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. He had spent his childhood in Oslo so he knew the city well. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. The fruit was expensive because it was imported. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. We has spent nearly all our money so we couldn't afford to stay at a hotel. Ò………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13. As we didn't want to offend him, we said nothing about his paintings. Ò………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14. Although James is known mainly as a writer of novel, he has now written a successful biography. Ò…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15. Although it had been hunted close to extinction, the rhino is once again common in this area. Ò……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Use the word from the box to fill in each gap

always/earlier/hardly/now/rather/silently/skillfully/stiffly/very/warmly

She shut the door silently (1) after her. Her father wasn’t expecting her—she had arrived________ (2) than she had said. He was sitting where he _________ (3) sat, in his favourite armchair by the window. It was ___________ (4) old but had been repaired __________ (5) so that he could continue using it. The room had been redecorated since her last visit and was looking __________ (6) elegant. On the shelves were all the books which her father _________ (7) ever looked at any more. She called her father’s name. He stood up and she noticed that he moved very __________ (8). He smiled and held out his arms to her. She hadn’t been in touch with him for five years but _________(9) he welcomed her as ___________ (10) as he always had.

X.   Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the present perfect tenses.

1.   I’m really hungry. I ______________ (not have) lunch yet.

2.   We ______________ (not have) a maths class last week.

3.   Keith’s not home now. He ______________ (go) to the beach this weekend.

4.   My family ______________ (move) to Canada in 2010.

5.   _________ you ever __________ (visit) San Adarino?

6.   He ______________ (live) in London for two years when he was a student.

7.   __________ Jenny __________ (go) to the dentist yesterday?

8.   They ______________ (work) in this company since 2001.

9.   _________ you __________ (see) Joana recently?

A. Complete using the correct past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets

1. By the tỉme I arrived, everyone...........................(leave)

2. Steve.....................................(already/ see) the film, so he didn't come with ú to the cinema

3. Tina.......................................(not/ finish) doing the housework by 7 o'clock, so she called Andrea to tell she would be late

4. ......................................(you/ just/ speak) to Billy when I rang?

5. The car broke down just after............................................(we/ set off)

6. I didn't eat anything at the party because.......................................................(I/ already/ eat) at home

7. .............................................(you/ hear) about the accident before you saw it on TV

B. 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

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

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

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

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

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