Complete the second part of the article. Use the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

By 1717 Black Sam and his crew had captured over fifty ships but none was as large or as rich as the slave ship, the W. In April of 1717 the Whydah (15) ……………………………………………. (just / sell) a cargo of slaves and was returning to London when Black Sam (16) ………………………………. (begin) to chase her. By the time he (17) ……………………………………………. (capture) her, he (18) ……………………………………………. (chase) her for three days.

At last Black Sam (19) ……………………………………………. (find) the wealth he (20) ……………………………………………. (look) for and he (21) ……………………………………………. (decide) to sail back to Cape Cod. But the Whydah (22) ……………………………………………. (sail) into a storm and strong winds (23) ……………………………………………. (drive) her towards land. The ship (24) …………………………………. (strike) rocks a hundred yards from the shores of Cape Cod and (25) ………………………....…………. (sink). Two men (26) ………………..……..……………. (swim) to shore but Black Sam wasn't one of them.

According to legend. Black Sam (27) ……………………………………………. (travel) home to meet Maria Hallet. Some people believe he (28) ……………………………………………. (decide) to propose marriage. They also say Maria (29) ……………………………………………. (wait) for his return and was watching from the cliffs of Cape Cod when the Whydah (30) ……………………………………………. (go) down. Was Maria saddened to lose her lover - or was she glad to be rid of such a dangerous man? No one knows.

Complete the second part of the article. Use the past simple, past perfect simple or past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

By 1717 Black Sam and his crew had captured over fifty ships but none was as large or as rich as the slave ship, the W. In April of 1717 the Whydah (15) ……………………………………………. (just / sell) a cargo of slaves and was returning to London when Black Sam (16) ………………………………. (begin) to chase her. By the time he (17) ……………………………………………. (capture) her, he (18) ……………………………………………. (chase) her for three days.

At last Black Sam (19) ……………………………………………. (find) the wealth he (20) ……………………………………………. (look) for and he (21) ……………………………………………. (decide) to sail back to Cape Cod. But the Whydah (22) ……………………………………………. (sail) into a storm and strong winds (23) ……………………………………………. (drive) her towards land. The ship (24) …………………………………. (strike) rocks a hundred yards from the shores of Cape Cod and (25) ………………………....…………. (sink). Two men (26) ………………..……..……………. (swim) to shore but Black Sam wasn't one of them.

According to legend. Black Sam (27) ……………………………………………. (travel) home to meet Maria Hallet. Some people believe he (28) ……………………………………………. (decide) to propose marriage. They also say Maria (29) ……………………………………………. (wait) for his return and was watching from the cliffs of Cape Cod when the Whydah (30) ……………………………………………. (go) down. Was Maria saddened to lose her lover - or was she glad to be rid of such a dangerous man? No one knows.

Complete the article above with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

                                                Barbie boy

Jian Yang is in his thirties and collects dolls. So far, he ¹___________ (spend) twenty years and over £250,000 on his collection, which includes 6,000 Barbie dolls. The young

man from Singapore ²___________(start) collecting Barbie dolls when he ³___________ (be) just thirteen. The first doll he ⁴___________ (buy) was the 'Great Shape' model in a gym outfit and leg warmers. Jian buys dolls when he travels for work and ⁵___________ (purchase) 65 dolls on his last trip to New York. A while ago, a girlfriend ⁶___________ (walk out) on him because of his hobby. Apparently, she ⁷___________ (feel) threatened by his collection. Jian ⁸___________(find) that worrying, but now he accepts it.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the past simple or the past perfect tense.

Before he (wake up)     , his mother (prepare)    breakfast.
We (go)      to London last month.
By the time the doctor (arrive)    , the patient (die)    .
Before that day we (never/ think)    of traveling to Japan.
I (know)     him a long time before I (meet)     his family.
It (be)     cloudy for days before it (begin)     to rain.
The car (break)     down last Sunday.
Martha (turn)     off the light and (go)     to bed.
He (buy)     a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it.
The robbers (attack)    him 20 minutes ago.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.

1. He (give)...........me back the book, (thank)...........me for lending it to him and (say).........that he (enjoy).........it very much; but i (know).........that he (not read)..........it because most of the pages (be)..........still uncut.

2. When he (see)..........his wife off at the station, he (return)..........as he (not have).........to be at the airport till 9.30.

3. He (not have)............to pack, for his wife already (do)............that for him and his case (be)..............ready in the hall.

Complete the sentences with the past perfect  of the verb in brackets:

1.Kevin (go)..............home by the time I arrived.

2.Ethan suddenly realized that he (leave)..................his laptop on the train.

3.Mum was annoyed because I (not clean).............my room.

4...................they(study)..........English before they went to the USA.

5.We were hungry because we (not eat)...............................

6.My phone didn't work because I (not charge).................it

7.Why didn't you want to watch the film? -..................you(see)..........it before?

8.Sally was embarrassed because she )forget).................her dad's birthday.

9.I(never/see).......................such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

10.I did not have any money because I (lose)..........my wallet

11.Tony knew Istanbul so well because he (visit)..........................the city several times.

12.We were not able to get a hotel room because we (book)...........in advance.

Complete the sentences with the past perfect of the verb in brackets:

1.Kevin (go)...................home by the time I arrived.

2.Ethan suddenly realized that he (leave)...................his laptop on th train.

3.Mum was annoyed because I (not clean)...............my room.

4......................they (study).................English before they went to the USA ?

5.We were hungry because we (not eat)...........................

6.My phone didn't work because I (not charge)....................it

7.Why didn't you want to watch the film? -................you (see)...................it before?

8.Sally was embarrassed because she (forget)..................her dad's birthday.

9.I (never/see)...................such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.

10.I did not have any money because I (lose)...............my wallet.

11.Tony knew Istanbul so well because he (visit).............the city several times.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.

1. He (not have)...............to check the doors and the windows either, for his wife always (do)............that before she (leave)..............the house.

2. All he (have)..............to do (be)..............to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the end he (decide)............not to.

3. At 8.30 he (pick)............uo his case, (go).............out of the house and (slam)...........the door behind him.

4. Then he (feel)...........in his pockets for the key, for his wife (remind)...........him to double-lock the front door.

5. Then he (search)............all his pockets and (find)..............no key, he (remember)...........where it (be)...........something else; his passport and his tickets (be).............in his overcoat pocket as well.

I.Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect  simple or past perfect continuous
Yesterday was a bad day for Andrew. He 1) hadn't slept(not/sleep) well because there was a terrible storm in the night. After he 2) ......(have) a shower, he made breakfast. After he 3) .....(eat), he got into his car and drove to work. He 4).....(only/drive) for five minutes when he remembered that he 5) ....(leave) his briefcase at home. He turned the car around and went home again. Then, he realised that he 6) .....(lock) himself out. The keys were still inside the house! Andrew was already late for work, so he decided to leave the briefcase and go to work. When he arrived, his secretary told him that his boss 7) ...(try)  to call him at home. Andrew went to find his boss. When he asked his boss why he 8) ....(call), he told him that it hand't been necessary for him to come to work that day after all! Poor Andrew drove all the way home again.