PAST PERFECT simple - B
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domanda 1

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past perfect:
e.g.: He called Jane after he HAD FINISHED dinner (finish)

A. Alan bought a large house and an expensive car. He the lottery (win)

B. The pupils talked about the film they . (watch)

C. I was late for work because I the bus. (miss)

D. We lived in the house that my father . (build)

E. We admired the picture that Lucy . (paint)

F. They watered the trees that they . (plant)

G. The teacher corrected the tests that the pupils . (write)

H. I received a good mark in my test because I . (practise)

I. The mail order house did not send me the shirt that I . (order)

J. I had to clean the floor because my cats over the flower pots. (knock)

K. My friend was in hospital because she on a banana skin. (slip)

L. The pupils talked about the film they . (watch)

M. We lived in the house that my father . (build)

N. The teacher corrected the tests that the pupils . (write)

O. In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I for a while. (see)

P. At school, Jim quickly copied the homework that he . (do)

Q. Fred answered my question although I . (ask)

R. that he was kept in after school? (what/Bob/do)

S. the bell before he answered the door? (how often /you/ ring)

T. the dishes when her mum came home? (Carly/wash)
domanda 2

Put the verbs in brackets into the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

A. Henry home by the time Rachel phoned . (return)

B. She to bed until she had taken a shower. (not/go)

C. We the door as soon as everyone had left. (lock)

D. After Jim the plants, it started to rain. (water)

E. As soon as the plane had landed, the captain the seat-belt sign. (turn off)

F. By the time Vicky woke up, the children breakfast. (already/make)

G. Michelle the dishes after everyone had gone home. (wash)

H. I (just/finish) the cleaning when Bill (come) round for a cup of coffee.

J. She (never/eat) Thai food before she (go) to Thailand

L. They (spend) all their money before they (come) back from their holidays.

N. We (see) the film before we (watch) the play

P. After Fred (spend) his holiday in Italy, he (want) to learn Italian.
domanda 3

EXIT TEST - Fill in the correct tense PAST PERFECT or SIMPLE PAST.

A. Last week, I (run) into an ex-girlfriend of mine.
We (see, not) each other in years, and both of us (change) a great deal.
I (enjoy) talking to her so much that I (ask) her out on a date.
We are getting together tonight for dinner.

F. When Jack (enter) the room, I (recognize, not) him because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard.
He (look) totally different!

K. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first (arrive) in the New World.