Question

PAST PREFECT SIMPLE lub PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS.

1.Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past simple, then say which action happened first.
a) I .....(just/wake up) when someone ....(knock) on the front door.
b) I ....(have) my bus pass in my pocket but I didn't realise it .......(expire)
c)By the time she .....(reach) the harbour, the ferry .........(leave).
d) Maria ......(never/see) the ocean before she ......(leave) her village.
e) She ......(enjoy) her visit to Rome although she ......(already/go) there once before.
f) He ......(apologise) because he ......(miss) the meeting.
g) Lorna ......(look) a few kilos.
h) After they ......(finish) their picnic, they ......(take) their rubbish home with them.
i) When she ......(hang up) the phone she ......(realise), she ......(forget) to take down the caller's name and number.
j) Although I ......(set) my alarm clock, I still ......(oversleep).
k) He ......(already/pack) his suitcase before he ......(go) to bed.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
a)They ......(drive) for two hours before they finally reached their destination.
b)Emily ......(write) five letters by lunchtime
c)The doctor told John to stay in bed until he......(fully/recover).
d)He ......(iron) all morning when his wife arrived
e)Peter ......(already/learn) to read and write before he started school.
f) The baby ......( cry) for half an hour before it finally fell asleep.
g)The children ......(wait) for an hour when the school bus arrived.
h)The burglar ......(get away) by the time the police arrived.
i)She ......(dig) in the garden for three hours when she stopped for a break.
j)By the time he was eighteen he ......(become) a professional athlete.
k)How long ......(they/dance) in competitions when they retired ?

Answer 1

1.
a) I had just woken up when someone knocked on the front door.
b) I had my bus pass in my pocket but I didn't realise it had expired.
c) By the time she reached the harbour, the ferry had left.
d) Maria had never seen the ocean before she left her village.
e) She enjoyed her visit to Rome although she had already gone there once before.
f) He apologised because he had missed the meeting.
g) Lorna lost a few kilos. ( nie pasuje tutaj słowo ‘look’)
h) After they had finished their picnic, they took their rubbish home with them.
i) When she hung up the phone she realised, she had forgotten to take down the caller's name and number.
j) Although I had set my alarm clock, I still overslept.
k) He had already packed his suitcase before he went to bed.

Which action happened first? – The one where there is PAST PERFECT used.


2.
a) They had been driving for two hours before they finally reached their destination.
b) Emily had written five letters by lunchtime.
c) The doctor told John to stay in bed until he had fully recovered.
d) He had been ironing all morning when his wife arrived.
e) Peter had already learnt to read and write before he started school.
f) The baby had been crying for half an hour before it finally fell asleep.
g) The children had been waiting for an hour when the school bus arrived.
h) The burglar had got away by the time the police arrived.
i) She had been digging in the garden for three hours when she stopped for a break.
j) By the time he was eighteen he had become a professional athlete.
k) How long have they been dancing in competitions when they retired ?

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