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Past Perfect Vs Simple Past

The document provides examples and exercises for practicing different tenses in English, including past perfect, simple past, and present perfect continuous. It includes examples of rewriting sentence pairs by changing the first event in each pair to the past perfect tense. Subsequent exercises involve completing sentences with the correct tense based on the chronological order of events.

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Past Perfect Vs Simple Past

The document provides examples and exercises for practicing different tenses in English, including past perfect, simple past, and present perfect continuous. It includes examples of rewriting sentence pairs by changing the first event in each pair to the past perfect tense. Subsequent exercises involve completing sentences with the correct tense based on the chronological order of events.

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A.

Number the events in the chronological order and change the first event in PAST
PERFECT
1—is the event that happened first (may be it´s not the one that is first)

2- is the event that happened later.

EXAMPLE
I broke the window with a rock _1
I got grounded for a week 2
CHANGE ONLY THE FIRST EVENT TO PAST PERFECT
I HAD BROKEN THE WINDOW WITH A ROCK

1.

a) My mother called me many times to my cellphone

b) My brother got his arm broken in a fall

CHANGE ONLY THE FIRST EVENT TO PAST PERFECT

2.

c) She got a bad grade on the exam

d) She didn´t want to study in our group.

CHANGE ONLY THE FIRST EVENT TO PAST PERFECT

3.
nd
e) He jumped out of his window from the 2 floor.

f) There was a fire next door.

CHANGE ONLY THE FIRST EVENT TO PAST PERFECT

4.

g) His car had his breaks broken

h) He hit a tree.

CHANGE ONLY THE FIRST EVENT TO PAST PERFECT


B. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT TENSE. IT COULD BE PAST

PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST.

1) NUMBER THE EVENTS IN 1 OR 2 (FIRST EVENT OR SECOND EVENT)

2) COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT TENTE. USE THE RULE

OF CHANGING THE FIRST EVENT INTO PAST PERFECT

EXAMPLE
I fell asleep1
I lost the train2 After I had fallen asleep, I
LOST the train.

1.

a) I spoke to Susie at noon.

b) Someone told her the news earlier.

I spoke to Susie after someone the news earlier.

2.

a) I arrived to the airport

b) I forgot my passport

By the time I arrived to the airport, I realized I my passport

3.

a) Michael felt very sick

b) He ate 5 cakes.

Before Michael he had eaten 5 cakes.

4.

a) Her computer broke down.

b) Mary typed 10 pages.

After Mary , her computer broke down.

5.

a) She called me on the phone

b) My mother heard the bad new on the T.V.

When my mother the bad news on the T.V., she

me on the phone.
C. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT.

If the event happened first--- PAST PERFECT

If the event happened later- - -SIMPLE PAST

EXAMPLE:

1. The pizza GOT (get) burned because I HAD GONE (go) to look for

my dog.

2. After the kids (turn) the T.V. off, they (do)

the homework.

3. Before I (watch) the movie, I (read) the

book.

4. By the time I (do) the house cleaning, all the guesses to the

party (arrive)

5. It (be) cloudy for days before it finally

(begin) to rain.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS


D. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs in the parenthesis- in

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

EXAMPLE
John HAS BEEN LEARNING (learn)
Mandarin for years.
Why HAVE_ they BEEN REVIEWING
(review) the reports so much?

1. She (live) in Seoul for five years.

2. I (work) in the garden.

3. He (study) since 7 o'clock.

4. she (eat) well lately?

5. When my family (plan) a party?

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