Past Perfect or Past Simple
1 They _____________________ (already/eat) all the bread when the waiter
________________ (bring) the meal.
2 He _________________________(have) the car for twelve years when he
________________________(sell) it.
3 She
____________________________________________________________
(never/phone) the dentist before.
4 The baby
____________________________________________________________(fall )
asleep by 11 o’clock.
5 I ________________________ (go) to bed as soon as I __________________
(finish) all the grammar exercise.
6 We ________________________( prepare) the food before the guests
___________________________(arrive).
7 Mum __________________________ (already make) breakfast when we
________________________ (get up).
8 Kate ____________________________ (start) studying after John
_____________________________ (leave).
9 She ____________________________ (realise) that she
_______________________ (forget) her book at home.
10 Lisa’s mother ___________________________________(buy) her a
kitten yesterday because she ______________________________(sing) well
in the concert the night before.
Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous
11 The thief ____________________________________________(steal) the
car for years before he was caught.
12 The phone ____________________________________________(ring) for
ten minutes before he answered it.
13 The decorator ___________________________________________( paint)
all the walls before Dad got home.
14 I ___________________________________________(do) the housework
all day, so I decided to take a break.
15 They _____________________________________________________(eat)
all the pizza before I got there.
Answers & Comments
They had already eaten :all the bread when the waiter brought the meal.
He had had the car for twelve years when he sold it.
She had never phoned the dentist before.
The baby had fell
asleep by 11 o’clock
I went to bed as soon as I had
finished all the grammar exercise.
We had prepared the food before the guests arrived.
Mum had already made breakfast when we got up
Kate started studying after John had left.
She realised that she had forgotten her book at home.
Lisa’s mother bought her a
kitten yesterday because she had sung well
in the concert the night before.
The thief had stolen the
car for years before he was caught.
The phone had rung for
ten minutes before he answered it.
The decorator had painted
all the walls before Dad got home.
I had done the housework
all day, so I decided to take a break.
15 They had eaten
all the pizza before I got there.
Объяснение: