1. When the police arrived.........................., the car (go)........................

2. They (eat)......................... everything by the time he (come)............................... to the party.

3. When I (come)                   came , the meeting (start)...............................

4. By the time you (get)....................... her letter, she (leave)......................... for Paris.

5. By the time I (arrive)..................the airport, I (realise)........................ that I (leave)....................... my passport at home.

6. They (lock)...................... the door before they (go)......................................... out.

7. After he (have)................... breakfast, he (drive)...................... to work.

8. Before they (build)...................... a new school, they (pull)....................... down the old one.

9. We (have)......................... lunch when we (hear)........................... the news.

10. Last night, I (eat).................... a new food. I really (never eat)............................... that food before.

11. Yesterday I (cross).........................the street when a truck (run)...................... very fast and nearly (hit)................ me.

12. After we (walk).................... for many hours, we (reach)..................... the top of the hill.

13. He (be)..................... a teacher for 20 years before he (retire)......................... in 2009.

14. By the time the boss (come)................... back, I (finish)...................... all the work.

15. Before he (cook).......................... the dinner, he (buy).......................... some food at the butcher’s.

16. Mary (make)........................ a sandwich and then (sit)........................ on the sofa.

17. He (die)........................... after he (be).............................. ill for a long time.

18. I (drink)...................... some coffe before I (go)......................... to bed last night.

19. She (wait)...................... for him until 7.00 but he (not come)............................ so she (leave).

20. When I (open)....................... the door I (recognise)........................... that someone (break).................... into my house and (take).......................... some things.

21. The match (go)........................... on when it (suddenly rain)............................... heavily.

22. The fire (start)............................... when the campers (have).................................. a party in the forest.

Exercise 2:  Choose A/B/C OR D:                             

1.     I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a child.

      A. visited/ is            B. visits/ was         C. visited/ was                          D. visited/ were

2.     It ________ me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday.  A. take        B. takes                  C. took                            D. spent

3.     I___him well when he came last weekend.  A. didn’t treat     B. not treated     C.  have treated         D. was treating

4.     I can’t believe that my expensive bicycle ___last night.  A. was stolen   B. was stealing  C. is stolen                             D. stole

5.     As I ________ my homework, he came yesterday afternoon.

      A. did       B. were doing       C. am doing              D. was doing

6.     At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room.

      A. is dancing                   B. was dancing               C. dances                                   D. danced

7.     After Mary ________ her degree, she went to work in her father's company.

      A.  had finished               B. is finishing                  C. finishes   D. have finished

8.     A small stone struck the windshield while we ________ down the road.

      A. drive            B. were driving     C. had driven       D. had been driving

9.     ______this letter ________ last night? A. Is/ written  B. Is/ wrote      C. Was/ written    D. Were/ written

10.  The houses where I used to live ________ very comfortable.

      A. is                                 B. was                             C. are D. were

11.  After he ________ English course, he went to England to continue his study.

      A. will finish     B. has finished   C. had finished     D. have been finished.

12.  Who ________ when I came?

      A. were you talking to       B. are you talking to   C. you are talking to           D. you were talking to

13.  Before he ________ to bed, he ________ his homework.

      A. went/ has done           B. went/ had done           C. goes/ have done                                      D. goes/ did

14.  He is the most wonderful person I ________.

      A. have ever met             B. had ever met    C. ever meet    D. am meeting

15.  Millions of dollars ________ spent on advertising last year.  A. is   B. was                             C. are                              D. were

16.  He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
      A. had tried                     B. was trying                   C. tried    D. had been trying

Exercise 3: Find and correct the mistakes:

1. I had ran before you called me.

2. I had hidden your wallet before you find it yesterday.

3. Mary had dug before you plant trees yesterday afternoon.

4. I had have wonderful love before you appeared in my life.

5. I had burnt my body before they say good bye to me.

6. My aunt work in London before she moved to Norwich.

7. The Norwegians planted their flag at the summit just before the British team arrived.

8. By the time I come, they had finished watching film.

9. I thought  he hasn't eaten anything.

10. After he come home, he continued going

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1. When I (come) ....came.. there, they (leave) ..........had left...... 2. When I(get up) ............................. this morning, my father (leave) ............................. 3. After the children (finish) ........................... their homework, they (go) .......................... to bed. 4. I (do) ............................. it before he (come) ............................. 5. I (meet) ............................. them after they (divorce) ............................. each other. 6. If I (not buy) ............................. this dress, I (have) ............................. money.

1. I just (finish) ....................... my homework

2. My report just (finish)...........................

3. Everyday the streets (clean)..........by these cleaner

4.The cleaner (sweep)................... the streets everyday

5. We (meet) ...........Nam at the airpot last night

6. Nam (meet) ................ at the bus station by his friend 2 days ago

7. They ( build) .............. a new bridge across this river now

8. Now two new parks ( come)............................ to my house yesterday, my bicycle (repair)...................... by me

10. Yesterday when he (arrive)................, We (eat)............. dinner

Put the verbs into correct form

1.She (come) ………….. back home after she (finish) ………… their work.

2.Before my son (go) ……………….. to bed, he (read) …………………… a novel.

3.He told me he (not/wear) ………………………… such kind of clothes before.

4.When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….

5.Last night, Peter (go) ……….. to the supermarket before he (go) ……… home

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Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. She (come) ………….. back home after she (finish) ………… their work.
2. Before my son (go) ……………….. to bed, he (read) …………………… a novel.
3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….
5. Last night, Peter (go) ……….. to the supermarket before he (go) ……… home
6. Tom ……………… (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he ……………… (not read) it
7. When I arrived home I realized that I ……………… (not phone) my grandparents
8. The postman ……………… (come) after I ……………… (leave) the office
9. When the old lady ……………… (return) to her flat, she ……………… (see) that burglars
……………… (break) into.
10. My grandmother ………… (make) some cheese sandwiches when I ………… (get) home at 5.30.
11. By the time Linda ………… (park) her car, her boyfriend …………… (drink) two cups of coffee
12. My dog ……………… (be) hungry because he ……………… (have) nothing to eat since breakfast
13. I ……………… (recognize) him because I ……………… (see) his photo in the newspaper before

1.You (cook) ______ dinner. Just as it was ready, Chris and Jane phoned to say that they couldn’t come to eat.

2.I hope that I(finish) ______my report by lunch time.

3.I don’t understand how you got the wrong results. When I look over your notes, your chemistry experiment seem (perform)______ correctly. But something is wrong now.

4.There was a cold wind (blow)______in our faces when we were in the field.

5.He suggested that a petition(draw)______up.

6.I don’t mind her(appoint)______above me.

7.I’d rather(not/invite) ______ to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.

8+9.When she found her dog(eat)______her birthday cake, she couldn’t but (kick)______ it out.

10.There(be)______ any errors, let me know.

Make the complete sentences using the cues given:

1. They/cry/when they/hear/bad news/.

2. I/used to/live/my grandmother/when/I/a child/.

3.I wish/know/many people/this town/.

4. He/watch TV/when/the phone/ring/.

5. While/I/look for/my passport/I/find/old photographs/my family/.

6. The boys/play/cards/when/the police/come/.

7. We/live/here/sice 1986/.

8. While/the guests/dance/the thieves/break into/house/.

9. I wish/be/rich/.

10. They/walk/the park/when/it/rain/.