PAST PERFECT
Exercise 1:
Put the verbs into the correct form (Past Perfect simple) A. My little brother ate all of the cake that I _____________________ (make). B. The waitress brought a dish that we _____________________ (not / order) . . !ast night I couldn"t get in because I _____________________ (forget) my keys. #. $hen we arri%ed at the station& the train _____________________ (go). '. They didn"t ha%e any money because they _____________________ ((ay) all the bills. ). $e had a big (arty because we _____________________ ((ass) all our e*ams. +. I got to the cinema at ,.-. but fortunately the film ____________________ (not start) . /. I was e*hausted because I _____________________ (study) too much.
Exercise !:
Put the Past Simple or the Past Perfect 0. $hen their mum _______________ (come) home last night& the children _______________ (eat) their dinner. 1. 2esterday I _______________ (see) a woman who _______________ (be) at school with my grandfather. Isn"t it strange3 -. It started to rain and I _______________ (remember) that I _______________ (forget) to close my bedroom window. 4. I _______________ (find) a book that I ______ ne%er _______________ (read) 5. $e _______________ (try) to change the (lane tickets but it was too late they ______ already ___________ (edit) the boarding (ass. ,. I _______________ (think) I _______________ (met) this girl before.
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PAST PERFECT
Exercise ":
Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the Past Perfect. 0. By the time we got to the cinema the film _________________ (start)& so we missed the first fi%e minutes. 1. $hen I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbour told me that they __________________ (go) about half an hour ago. -. I saw 6ew 2ork for the first time last night. I __________________ (not see) it before. 4. There was so much to see in !ondon. I ___________________ ((lan) to see a lot of things but there wasn"t enough time. I"ll ha%e to come back. 5. If she _______________________ (take) my ad%ice& it wouldn"t ha%e ha((ened. ,. $e wouldn"t ha%e had an argument& if they _______________ (not mention) (olitics. 7. If you _______________ (not (ark) there& you wouldn"t ha%e got a (arking fine. 8. 9ohn told me he _______________ (buy) a new car. :. $hen we arri%ed in Ireland& the airline com(any _______________ (lose) our luggage& so we had to wait two days to get it back. )ortunately they deli%ered it to the hotel.
Exercise #:
Circle the correct ans$ers: 0. I didn't recognise / hadn't recognised ;ue& because she cut / had cut her hair. 1. I arrived / had arrived at the sho( at ,.45& but it already closed / had already closed. -. #a%id didn't play / hadn't played the match because he hurt / had hurt his leg. 4. $hen I looked / had looked e%erywhere for my car keys& I started / had started to (anic. 5. $hen he had finished / finished his dinner he sat down / had sat down to watch T<. ,. It was / had been a film I didn't see / hadn't seen before.
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