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Past Perfect Simple and Past Simple

The document provides exercises to practice using the past perfect simple and past simple tenses. It contains three sections: Section A has 10 sentences where verbs need to be changed to past perfect simple; Section B has 10 sentences where verbs in brackets need to be changed to either past perfect or past simple; Section C has 10 sentences that need to be completed in the past perfect tense using contracted forms. The exercises focus on distinguishing between and practicing the past perfect simple and past simple verb tenses in different contexts.

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Past Perfect Simple and Past Simple

The document provides exercises to practice using the past perfect simple and past simple tenses. It contains three sections: Section A has 10 sentences where verbs need to be changed to past perfect simple; Section B has 10 sentences where verbs in brackets need to be changed to either past perfect or past simple; Section C has 10 sentences that need to be completed in the past perfect tense using contracted forms. The exercises focus on distinguishing between and practicing the past perfect simple and past simple verb tenses in different contexts.

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Past Perfect Simple and Past Simple

(exercises)

A. Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).
had built
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.

B. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense – Past
Perfect or Simple Past.
EXAMPLE:
Pat ………… (to live) in London before he   (to move) to Rome.
ANSWER:
Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.

1. After Fred   (to spend) his holiday in Italy he   (to want) to


learn Italian.

2. Jill   (to phone) Dad at work before she   (to leave) for her


trip.

3. Susan   (to turn on) the radio after she   (to wash) the


dishes.
4. When she   (to arrive) the match   already   (to
start).

5. After the man   (to come) home he   (to feed) the cat.

6. Before he   (to sing) a song he   (to play) the guitar.

7. She   (to watch) a video after the children   (to go) to bed.

8. After Eric   (to make) breakfast he   (to phone) his friend.

9. I   (to be) very tired because I   (to study) too much.

10. They   (to ride) their bikes before they   (to meet) their


friends.

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

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 backpacks, 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)
Good job!

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