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2. Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. You went back to your home town after many years and you found many things were different.

Example: Most of my friends were no longer there. They had left (leave).

  1. My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He _________ (go) away.

  2. The local cinema was no longer open. It _________ (close) down

  3. Mr. Johnson was no longer alive. He __________ (die).

  4. I didn’t recognize Mrs. Johnson. She ________ (change) a lot.

  5. Bill no longer had his car. He __________ (sell) it.

3. Complete these sentences as in the example. Use the verb in brackets.

Example: Mr. and Mrs. Davis were in an aeroplane. They were very nervous as the plane took off because they (fly) had never flown before.

  1. The woman was a complete stranger to me. (see) I __________ before.

  2. Margaret was late for work. Her boss was very surprised. (be / late) She __________.

  3. Jane played tennis yesterday – at least she tried to play tennis. She wasn’t very good at it because she (play) __________.

  4. It was Keith’s first driving lesson. He was very nervous and didn’t know what to do. (drive) He _____________.

4. Put the verbs into the correct form, past perfect or past simple.

Examples: Was Tom there when you arrived?

No, he had gone (go) home.

Was Tom there when you arrived? – Yes, but he went (go) home soon

afterwards.

  1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody _________ (go) to bed.

  2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________ (go) straight to bed.

  3. Sorry I’m late, The car __________ (break) down on my way here.

  4. There was a car by the side of the road. It ______ (break) down and the driver was trying to repair. So we __________ (stop) to see if we could help.

  5. Andrew __________ (do) the test before, so he ___________ (find) it very easy.

  6. I __________ (not / laugh) at the joke because I _______ (hear) it before.

  7. We __________ (leave) the restaurant when we _______ (have) dinner.

  8. When I found my wallet I _________ (discover) that somebody _________ (take) the credit cards out of it.

5. Join the following pairs of sentences, using the conjunction in brackets. Change one verb form into the Past Perfect.

Example: I had a bath. I went to bed. (after)

After I had had a bath, I went to bed.

  1. I read the letter. I threw it away. (when)

  2. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as)

  3. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it. (when)

  4. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (until)

  5. I spent all my money. I went home. (when)

  6. I read the book. I saw the film. (before)

  7. Her children left home. She started writing. (after)

6. Choose the correct form.

  1. The office was empty when the police arrived. The robbers had left / left.

  2. We had just started lunch when the telephone had rung / rang.

  3. When I opened the safe the money had disappeared / disappeared.

  4. Andrew was late for school yesterday. When he got to the classroom, the lesson had started / started.

  5. They waited until everyone was ready and then they had started / started the meeting.