Exercises.
I. Write the verb into Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1. Tom _________ ( return) from the cinema by 5 o'clock.
2. When we ________ ( come) to the station, the train already __________(leave).
3. Nick __________ ( think) that his father ____________ ( not yet come ) home.
4. Kate __________ ( give) me the book which she _________ ( buy) the day before.
5. When I _____________ ( wake) up yesterday, mother already __________ ( go) to work.
6. All my friends __________ (be) glad to hear that I _________ ( pass) all the examinations successfully.
7. During the holidays my friend __________ (visit) the village where he __________
( live) in his childhood.
8. By the time we____________ (come) to see him, he _________ (return) home.
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
1. Tom (had returned) from the cinema by 5 o'clock.2. When we ( came) to the station, the train had already (left).
3. Nick ( thought) that his father (haad not yet come ) home.
4. Kate ( gave) me the book which she (had bought) the day before.
5. When I ( woke) up yesterday, mother had already ( gone) to work.
6. All my friends (were) glad to hear that I (had pass) all the examinations successfully.
7. During the holidays my friend (visited) the village where he ( lived/had lived) in his childhood.
8. By the time we (came) to see him, he (had returned) home.