IV. Past Perfect

1. Make questions and negative sentences.

1. We had reached the village before the sun set.

2. He died after he had been ill for a long time.

3. The girl had cleaned the room by the time their mother came back.

4. Peter had studied English before he entered the university.

5. Kate had done her lessons by eight o'clock.

6. I had finished my work when my mother came.

7. He went home when he had spent all his money.

2 . Make sentences into Past Perfect using the following words.

by five o 'clock - до 5 години,

by Saturday - до суботи,

by the 15-th of April - до 15 квітня,

by the end of the year - до кінця року,

by that time - до того часу,

before they sent their letter - до того, як вони надіслали свого листа

Зразок.: He had translated the text by five o'clock.

(to translate the article, to learn to speak Spanish, to finish one's work, to loose one's textbook, to fulfill one's plan, to look through the catalogue).

3. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect or Past Indefinite.

l. Yesterday we (discuss) the film which we (see) some days before. 2.My father (be) furious because I (crash) his car. 3.My mother (be) worried because I (not/eat) all day. 4.We (arrive) so late that Professor Baker already (call) the roll. 5.Peter (show) us the bicycle his father (buy) for him. 6.After I (have) a bath, I (go) to bed. 7.When she (read) the letter, she (throw) it away. 8.After I (take) some medicine , my stomach-ache (disappear). 9.I (be) nervous during the flight because I (not /fly) in a plane before. 10.When we (get) to the theatre, the play (start) .

4. Link parts of the sentence using the words in brackets.

Model: I brushed my teeth. I went to bed. (after)

After I had brushed my teeth, I went to bed.

1. I arrived at John's house. He made a cake (when). 2. I called you at 8.00. You went out. (when). 3. He passed his driving test. He bought a car (as soon as). 4. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it (when). 5. I didn't go to bed. I did my homework (until). 6. I spent all my money. I went home. (when). 7. I read the book. I saw the film (before). 8. Her children left home. She started writing (after).

5. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple, Present Perfect or Past Perfect.

l. When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) a beautiful candle-lit dinner.2. Since I began acting, I (perform) in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) without me. My boss (be) furious with me and I (be) fired. 4. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) the song in years, and it (bring) back some great memories. 5. 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.6. When Jack (enter) the room, I (recognize, not) him because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard. He looked totally different!