Past Perfect or Past Tense
After I ___________________ (see) the horror film I ___________________ (be) terribly afraid.
B efore Tom ___________________ (go) on a journey, he ___________________ (be) rather nervous and exhausted.
After my cleaning woman ___________________ (leave), my house ___________________ (be) clean and tidy.
When Mr Miller ___________________ (watch) Miss Smith closely, he ___________________ (give) her the job.
After we ___________________ (have) dinner, we ___________________ (go) for a walk.
After he ___________________ (read) about the murder in the newspaper, he ___________________ (call) the police.
I ___________________ (not/can) walk because I ___________________ (break) my leg on my way home.
We ___________________ (reach) the house one minute before the storm ___________________ (begin).
Sue ___________________ (go) to bed as soon as she ___________________ (finish) reading the book.
When the Robins ___________________ (pack) their suitcases, they ___________________ (call) a taxi and ______________________________ (go) to the airport.
After he ___________________ (eat) all the sandwiches, he ___________________ (drink) one bottle of coke.
He ___________________ (work) in the private industry before he ___________________ (become) a teacher.
As I ___________________ (miss) the late bus, I ___________________ (must) walk to town.
I ___________________ (be) sorry that I ___________________ (not be) nicer to him.
Nobody ___________________ (come) to the meeting because Angela ___________________ (forget) to tell people about it.
I ___________________ (see) her before somewhere – I ___________________ (know).
Because he ___________________ (not check) the oil for so long, the car ___________________ (break) down.
She couldn’t find the book that I ___________________ (lend) her.
They ___________________ (never find) where he ___________________ (hide) the money.
The lesson ___________________ (already start) when I ___________________ (arrive).
COMPLETE WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT
1. |
When I got to the office the secretary (already go) _______________home. |
2. |
They (build) __________________ many factories in this part of the town in 1990. |
3. |
She said that she (write) __________________ a lot of e-mails. |
4. |
Mary said that she (sleep) __________________ until lunchtime the previous day . |
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5. |
In the end I (forget) ___________________ to post the letter. |
6. |
I wanted to borrow this car but she (already lend) ___________________it to someone else. |
7. |
I suddenly realized that I (lose) ___________________ my passport. |
8. |
I didn't go to their wedding because nobody (tell) ____________________ me about it. |
9. |
I (see) _________________ him at the museum yesterday afternoon. |
10. |
I (offer) ___________________ him help with his homework. |
11. |
I (can't draw) ____________________ when I was a child. |
12. |
How many years (you study) ____________________ English when you applied for that job? |
13. |
His mother (not want) _________________ to stay at home the whole day. |
14. |
He was tired because he (work) ___________________ the previous night. |
15. |
He told me all what he (do) ___________________ the night before. |
16. |
He said that he (never be) ____________________ so happy. |
17. |
He asked her if she (ever drink) __________________ beer . |
18. |
He (find) __________________ a new position at the advertising company last week . |
19. |
By the time the course finished I (know) ___________________ all the irregular verbs. |
20. |
(you see) __________________ Jenny last night? |
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