Past perfect of simple past:

1.I felt very tired when I got home .So I (go)............straight to bed.

2.I (see/never)..............any of Picasso's paintings before I (visit)............the art museum.

3.The anthropologist (leave).............the village after he (collect)...............enough data. 

4.She couldn't find the bag that I (lend)..............her

5.I could easily recognize the man because I (meet)........him once.

6.Peter no longer phoned Mary .They (say)..............goodbye

7.My neighbor didn't have nay money to buy food.He (spend)...........his money gambling.

8.I (come)..................to take the carpet , but I (not/can) ...............find it.Someone (take)..........it away.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.

1. Yesterday when I ( arrive ) ______ to the party, the ( already go ) ____ home

2. After the guests ( leave ) ____, she ( go ) ____back into the living -room and (switch ) _______ of the light

3. On arrival at home I ( find ) _____ that she ( just leave ) ____ just a few minutes before

4. When they (get) _____ to the place, the man (die)_____

5. He (do) ____ nothing before he (see) ____me

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ………………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) …………………    
2. There (be) ………………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ………………… before.
3. He (be) ………………… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………………… before him.
4. There (be) ………………… silence after she (go) …………………
5. From downstairs (come) ………………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………………… the conversation he (hold) ………………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) ................... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .................... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ............................................without me. My boss (be)..........................furious with me and he (fire).................................... me.
9. When I (turn)..........................the radio on yesterday, I (hear).......................a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear)..........................the song in years, and it (bring)...........................back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)...............................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)................................each other in years, and both of us (change)..................................a great deal. I (enjoy)...........................talking
to her so much that I (ask).............................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past perfect. 1.Paul(not believe) the explanation about the incident that David.(give) to them the week before 2you..(vist) the Modern Art Museum before we.(go) there on the school trip last week? 3.The guests..(not like) the food mum..(prepare) for dinner 4.As soon as we..(notice) the fire we..(call) the fire bridge.The fire..(start) on the 2nd floor a few minutes before 5.We.(tidy) the house once the guests..(leave) 6.Unfortunately I ..(find) out that the dictionary I .(forget) in class (disappear) 7.Mary never(tell) us why she ..(disobey) her parents coming to the party without their permission

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 blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)                 research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2.      Andy and Army                        a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1)                                            (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team                       (win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30

Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)_________research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2. Andy and Army ________a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1) _______   (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team ______(win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30