pastperfect

Past Tense or Past Perfect

1. I.- Fill in past tense or past perfect tense.
   1. After they  (open) the window, it  (become) colder.
   2. After we  (see) the movie, we  (go) to bed.
   3. After he  (leave), she  (start) to cry.
   4. As soon as it  (start) to rain, she  (take) her umbrella.
   5. He  (play) cards after he  (do) his homework.
   6. Before she  (thank) me, she  (take) my present.
   7. We  (see) the robbers after they  (leave) the bank.
   8. He  (comb) his hair after he  (brush) his teeth.
   9. Before we  (go) out, we  (put) on our new shoes.
   10. They  (go) swimming after it  (stop) raining.
   11. When we  (arrive) there, the ceremony 

II.- Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .
2. He (not / be)  to Cape Town before 1997.
3. When she went out to play, she (do / already)  her homework.
4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on)  six weeks before.
6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) .
7. I could not remember the poem we (learn)  the week before.
8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall)  from the tree.
9. (he / phone)  Angie before he went to see her in London?
10. She (not / ride)  a horse before that day.

III.- Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences in Past Perfect. Use contracted forms only when there are personal pronouns.

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EXAMPLE:

Before Steven did his homework he   at the library. (to study)

ANSWER:

Before Steven did his homework he had studied at the library.

1. She  in Sweden before she went to Norway. (to live)
2. After we  the cornflakes, Henry came in. (to eat)
3. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he  him. (to phone)
4. After they  their rucksacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to pack)
5. Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father  him so. (to tell)
6. The cat hid under the chair because the children  so loud. (to be)
7. Before the students started to write, the teacher  their mobile phones. (to collect)
8. After Max  his breakfast, he left the flat. (to finish)
9. Laura repaired her glasses because her brother  them. (to break)
10. By the time the show began, all friends . (to arrive)

1. (already start).
2. 12. Father  (start) to wash the car after mother  (go) out.
3. 13. After she  (got) her new dress, she  (show) it her parents.
   14. He  (fall) from the balcony after he  (take) away the railing.
   15. He  (eat) the cake after he  (ask).