Put the verbs
between brackets in the past perfect simple
a-
She …………………………… (live) in
Morocco before she went to France.
b-
The lights went off because we
……………………………..(not, pay) the electric bill.
c-
After they ………………………(eat)
out, they began to feel sick.
d- Sara
didn’t arrive until after I ……………………….. (leave).
e-
He ……………………………(not, use) a
computer before I showed him how to use it.
f-
We were late for the plane because
we ……………………………..(forget) our passport.
2 Put the verbs
in the simple past or the past perfect simple
a-
After Ali ……………….(spend)
his holiday in Italy, he …………(want) to learn Italian.
b-
Sara ……………..…. (turn on)
the TV after she ……………….(finish) her work.
c-
Imane …………………(go) for a
walk after the children ……………….(go) to school.
d-
I …………………… (be) very tired
yesterday because I ………….(have) a hectic day.
e-
The teacher ……………(give)
us homework before we …….…..(leave) the classroom.
f-
By the time I …………(get)
to the office, the meeting ………………(start).
3 Put the verbs
between brackets in the past perfect continuous
a-
I ………………(try) to get
the tickets for the game before my friend finally got them.
b-
He was really angry after he
………………………(wait) for more than an hour.
c-
We………..…………………..(revise) for
days before we took the exam.
d-
She ……………………………( not/sleep)
when I arrived.
e-
The weather finally got better in
Marrakech after it …………………..(rain) for days.
f-
I’m sorry about yesterday. I …..(work) all day and I didn’t get a chance to call you back.
4-
Put the verbs
in the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple
a-
Sara loved the gift I ………………………………(give)
her.
b-
I finally found my keys after I
………………………………(look) for them for hours.
c-
I couldn’t send him a postcard
because I ……………………………(lose) his address.
d-
Everything was white. It
……………………………(snow) for days.
e-
Amal was Ali’s best friend. He
…………………………(know) her all his life.
f-
She looked tired. She
…………………………….(work) a lot.
5-
Put the verbs
between brackets in the appropriate form
a-
I ……………… (wait) for hours
so I was really glad when the bus finally ……………….(arrive).
b-
We ………………………….(already/eat)
when John …………………………(come) home.
c- I
…………………(dream) about a holiday in Greece. I couldn’t believe it when
my husband …………… (book) one as a surprise.
d-
When I …………………………(get) to the
airport, I discovered I ……………………..(forget) my passport.
e-
The boss ………………………(talk) to
clients on Skype for hours so she ……………….(take) a break.
f-
When we ………………………(arrive) to
the station, the train …………………….(already/leave).
1. They .................................... (get)
to the airport as the plane was landing.
2. She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy)
the previous day.
3. I fell as I .................................... (run)
for the bus.
4. What .................................... she
.................................... (say) when
he asked her to marry him?
5. He.................................... (drive)
less than an hour when he ....................................(run
out) of petrol.
6. When I was a student, I .................................... (not
have) much money.
7. Why .................................... she still
.................................... (work) at
one o’clock in the morning?
8. We................... (look for) her
ring for two hours and then we.........................(
find) it in the bathroom.
9. I was happy to see her, because we ....................................
(not
see) each other for years.
10. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue
................................................ (form/
already ) outside.
11. They...............................
(show) me the pictures,
they............................. (take) during their holidays.
12. We .................................... (sleep)
for 12 hours when he ....................................(wake)
us up.
13. In the evening, the children........................... (tell)
their daddy what they.................................
(see) at the zoo.
14. They ................................(talk) for
over an hour before Tony ................................(arrive).
15. She ........................(work)
at that company for three years when it ........................(go)
out of business.
16. The boy.................................... (be) very sorry for what
he.................................... (do)
17. My friend.................................... (eat)
up all the biscuit we....................................
(bake)
18. The teacher (correct)
.................................... the tests we (write)
....................................
19. I.................................... (give)
them some of the candies I.................................... (buy)
210. They ..............( be) very
tired in the evening because they......................... (help)
on the farm all day.
21. They.......................... (wait) at
the station for 90 minutes when the train ................................(arrive).
22. My sister.......................... (see
/ not) the note that I........................ (leave)
on the kitchen table for her.
23. We....................................
(want) to watch a film that
we.................................... (see / not) before.
24. When Simon....................................
(go) out to play,
he.................................... (do) his homework.
25. Before that day in winter, the African boy....................................
(not/see)
snow in his life.
26. She.................................... (give)
me the book that she....................................
(read)
27. We................................
(go) to London because the
Queen................................. (invite) us for tea.
28. I...................... (not
/ work) all day; so I wasn't tired and I
........................(go) to the disco at night.
29. Mike ................................(want)
to sit down because he ................................(stand) all
day at work.
110. James ...............(teach) at
the university for more than a year before he ................ ( leave)
for Asia.
311. You ............................... (study) English
before you ...............................(move) to
New York.
312. I ...............................(never
/ see) such a beautiful beach before I
............................... (go) to Kauai.
