Write the past participle of the following irregular verbs. 1. speak 2. catch 3.

eat spoken caught eaten understood

4. understand 5. begin begun

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.)

1. I lost the key that he (give) 2. He told me that he (see) 3. I went outside as I (hear)
had given

to me. the film . a noise.

had cooked

had seen has heard

4. When they came home, Liza (cook)

dinner.
had loose

5. We could not send you a postcard because we (lose)

your address.

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) 2. He went to the country which he (not / visit)
had not sw um had not ordered

had not visited

before. for ages.

3. She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear) 4. He (not / swim)

had nor w orn

in the beach before that day.

had not done

5. His mother was angry because he (not / do)

the shopping for her.

Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

1. (you / finish)
did you had finished

your homework before you went to the cinema? the bathroom before you took a bath?

2. Why (you / not /clean) 3. (you / have)

you didnt cleaned

did you had

breakfast before you left the house? to find a place to stay when she went to London? before she moved to live with her friend?

4. (she / manage)

did she had managed

5. Where (she / stay)

did she had stayed

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect or the simple past)
1. The storm (destroy)
destroyed cleaned

the house that they had built . the blackboard they had used to do the
had already done

2. The children (clean) mathematics exercise.

3. When she went out to play, she (do / already)

her homework.

4. She (eat)

eaten

all of the food that we had made .

had put

5. He took off the jacket he (put on)

before.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple or continuous.)
1. I (try) got them.
had been trying

to get tickets for that play for months before my friend finally
had picked

2. When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick, already) tickets. 3. He was really angry because he (wait) when I arrived.
w as w atching had been w aiting

up the

for more than half an hour to my friend.

4. When the play started, I (already, apologize) 5. We (watch)

had apologized

the play when the lights went off.

1. He (marry)

had married

her two years before we met. to travel that's why I was delighted to
w ere introducing

2. I (want / always) go abroad with them.

alw ays been w anting

3. She was no stranger to him. They (be introduced) each other a few days before. 4. We (stay)
had stayed

to

there since 1980, you know.

5. I (stay / never) in London before. How expensive hotels are ! 6. Did I tell you that when I saw you, I realised that we (meet / already)
had met

had never stayed

?
had brought

7. James told me you (buy) before your son's birth. 8. I wish we (buy)
brougth

the old vicarage two years

it before.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past or Past Continuous.
1. They (buy) play. 2. They (play) 3. They (stop) ice-creams while they (wait) when it (start) when the rain (start) to rain. . to

4. When the rain (stop) game.

they (go on)

with their

B. Join the sentences using before or after according to the meaning given in brackets ( ).
5. They got married they found a flat. (=They got married though they didnt have a flat) 6. They got married they found a flat. (=They got married in their own flat) 7. They put out the fire the fire brigade arrived. (=The fire brigade was on time to put out the fire) 8. They put out the fire the fire brigade arrived. (=The fire brigade was late) 9. The car was repaired he sold it. (=He sold it damaged) 10. The car was repaired he sold it. (=The car was working well when he sold it)

C. Rewrite the sentences using past simple and past perfect simple. Use the words in brackets.
11. The woman slept. Then, her husband came home. (already / when)

.
12. She put on her make-up. Then, she went to work. (after)

.
13. He noticed the smoke in the house. Then, he called the fire brigade. (before)

.
14. I finished setting the table. Then, the guests knocked the door. (just / when)

D. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.(Past

simple, continuous or perfect)
A LOVE STORY

It was Friday again, the day for famous parties at Wellington High School. Students (dance) in the garden and everyone (enjoy) the pleasure of being away from boring lessons. When Sarah (come) to the party, the music (already / start). Tim suddenly (notice) Sarah and (feel) shocked. He had (look for) her for 2 years. They (meet) each other at a holiday camp in 1999, but mysteriously Sarah (disappear) after a while. He (think) about her since then. At the party, Sarah (talking) to one of her friends while most of the students (drink) as much as they could. Tim (decide) to talk to her and (wait) for her friend to leave. When he (go) next to her, she (search for) something in her bag, so she (not see) him. As soon as he (touch) her on the shoulder, she (raise) her head and couldnt believe her eyes. She (never / forget) him. At the end of the party, no one (be) happier than Sarah and Tim as they (find) each other after 2 years

1. I decided to learn English when we (live) 2. I (drive) the border.

in Sydney.

my car for more than 11 hours when we reached

3. The competitors (shake) hands after the ceremony ended. 4. I went to the box office at lunch-time, but they (already, sell) all the tickets.

5. Prof. Powell (teach) his grammar class for 20 minutes only when an explosion occurred in the main hall of the building. 6. I saw them as I (drive) to work. 7. Unfortunately his girlfriend was not there because she (already, leave) when he arrived. 8. I saw her at the party and I realised that we (already, meet) one week earlier. in the garden. in

9. When John arrived, I (still, work)

10. Cindy started to feel very cold because she (stand) the snow for over three hours.

I can't believe I (get) (submit)

that apartment. I my application last week, but I didn't think I had a up to take a look

chance of actually getting it. When I (show) around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) already) before me. Most of them (fill,

out their applications and were already leaving.

The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try)

to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the me to include references, but I didn't some

questions. They (want)

want to list my previous landlord because I (have)

problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end) up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he (decide) turns out that the landlord and my father (go)

to give me the apartment. It to high school

together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) at my credit report. I really lucked out!