1. Circle the correct item.

1) Edgar phoned/had phoned me at 8 o'clock yesterday evening,

2) Mary vacuumed/had vacuumed the carpets by 3 o'clock yesterday.

3) We went /had gone home after it stopped/had stopped raining.

4) The waiter brought /had brought the drinks which we ordered/had ordered before.

5) Angela paid/had paid the money, took/had taken her purchase and left/had left the shop.

6) Before the Bells chose /had chosen the hotel, they discussed /had discussed all the details with their travel agent.

7) Paul started/had started working as a designer after he graduated/had graduated from university.

8) Tom entered/had entered the classroom and closed /had closed the door.

9) When Sam came/had come to the platform, the train already arrived/ had already arrived.

10) By the time we got/had got home, the film finished/had finished.

1) phoned; 2) had vacuumed; 3) went; had stopped; 4) brought; had ordered; 5) paid; took; left; 6) chose; had discussed; 7) started; had graduated; 8) entered; closed; 9) came; had already arrived; 10) got; had finished.

2. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets and the Past Perfect Tense as in

the example.

 Example:

First I returned from the supermarket. Then I read a letter from my friend, (after) —

I read a letter from my friend after I had returned from the supermarket.

First I left for the tennis court. Then my teacher phoned me, (before) —

I had left for the tennis court before my teacher phoned me.

 1) First Tom met his friends. Then they went to the bowling club. (after)

2) First Jessica walked her dog. Then she had dinner. (before)

3) First the film started. Then Nick brought in the pizza. (after)

4) First the rain stopped. Then we went out of the cafe. (before)

5) First Rosie spoke to her mother. Then she made a decision. (after)

6) First we made sandwiches. Then the kettle boiled. (before)

7) First Brian painted the bench in the garden. Then he washed his hands. (after)

8) First Jack learned to drive. Then he bought a car. (before)

9) First the doctor examined my injured arm. Then the nurse put a bandage on it. (after)

10) First the woman set the table. Then she called the children for supper. (before)

 

 

1) After Tom had met his friends, they went to the bowling club. 2) Jessica had walked her dog before she had dinner. 3) Nick brought in the pizza after the film had started. 4) The rain had stopped before we went out of the cafe. 5) Rosie made a decision after she had spoken to her mother. 6) We had made sandwiches before the kettle boiled. 7) Brian washed his hands after he had painted the bench in the garden. 8) Before Jack bought a car he had learned to drive. 9) After the doctor had examined my injured arm the nurse put a bandage on it. 10) Before the woman called the children for supper, she had set the table.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Tense.

1) Julia ... (to stop) and ... (to turn) around to see who ... (to call) her name.

2) Mr Brooks ... (to take) the documents which the secretary ... (to prepare) for him the day before.

3) I ... (not to phone) you because I ,,, (to leave) my mobile phone at home.

4) Vicky ... (to show) us her new skirt which she ... (to buy) at the sale a week before.

5) We ... (to be) hungry and ... (to decide) to go to a cafe for a snack.

6) The rescue team ... (to arrive) before the fire ... (to destroy) all the building.

7) What car ... your father ... (to have) before he ... (to buy) the Opel?

8) I ... (not to see) Jack yesterday because he ... (tо fly) to Leeds for the conference three days before.

9) When I ... (to return) from the swimming pool yesterday, my mother ... (to tell) me that she ... (to make) my favourite cake.

10) The woman ... (to be) sure that the boy ... (to tell) her the truth

 

1) Julia stopped and turned around to see who had called her name. 2) Mr Brooks took the documents which the secretary had prepared for him the day before. 3) I didn't phone you because I had left my mobile phone at home. 4) Vicky showed us her new skirt which she had bought at the sale a week before. 5) We were hungry and decided to go to a cafe for a snack. 6) The rescue team had arrived before the fire destroyed all the building. 7) What car had your father had before lie bought the Opel? 8) I didn't see Jack yesterday because he had flown to Leeds for the conference three days before. 9) When I returned from the swimming pool yesterday  my mother told me that she had made my favourite cake. 10) The woman was sure that the boy had told her the truth, Find mistakes and correct them.