1.Read the sentences. In each case, tick (V) which happened first, a) or b). Example

It was late when I got home because I had worked late at the office.

a) I got home b) I worked late at the office V

1. I had a quick meal and I switched on the TV for the late night movie, “Alien Killers”.

a) I had a meal b) I switched on the TV

2. I went to bed as soon as the film had finished.

a) I went to bed b) The film finished

3. I saw a bright light at my window after I had got into bed.

a) I saw a bright light b) I got into bed

4. I had closed the windows but there was a strong wind in my room.

a) I closed the windows b) There was a strong wind

5. When the wind had gone away, I heard a strange voice.

a) The wind went away b) I heard a strange voice

6. When the voice had spoken, the bright light disappeared.

a) The vice spoke b) The bright light disappeared.

2.Make sentences in the past perfect using the verbs in brackets. Example

I felt very ill.

I had eaten (eat) too much.

1. He looked very white.

He __________________(see) a ghost.

2. She was late for work.

She ______________ (miss) the bus.

3. She woke up suddenly.

She _______________ (have) a bad dream.

4. I did very badly in the exam.

I ______________(not study) very much.

5. They finally got married.

They __________________(be engaged) for five years.

3.Put the verb in brackets into Past Perfect Tense.

1.I (to finish) already my work by 5 o'clock yesterday.

2.The manager (to sign) already the letter when the telephone rang.

3. He said that he (to work) at the factory.

4. The firm already (to tell) its machinery when bank (to demand) to repay the loan.

4.Make the sentences: a) negative b) interrogative.

1. last monthe I was in London. I had done a lot of sightseeing before I left London.

2. My friend looked pale and he had been seriously ill for a month.

3. Robert told me he had brought a car the previous week.

4. We sat down to dinner only when all the guests had arrived.

5. By 7 o'clock I had packed my suitcases.

6. He had arranged an interview with the representative of the British company.

5.Read the sentences. In each case, tick (V) which happened first, a) or b). Example

It was late when I got home because I had worked late at the office.

a) I got home b) I worked late at the office V

7. I had a quick meal and I switched on the TV for the late night movie, “Alien Killers”.

a) I had a meal b) I switched on the TV

8. I went to bed as soon as the film had finished.

a) I went to bed b) The film finished

9. I saw a bright light at my window after I had got into bed.

a) I saw a bright light b) I got into bed

10. I had closed the windows but there was a strong wind in my room.

a) I closed the windows b) There was a strong wind

11. When the wind had gone away, I heard a strange voice.

a) The wind went away b) I heard a strange voice

12. When the voice had spoken, the bright light disappeared.

a) The vice spoke b) The bright light disappeared.

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