Граматичний матеріал. Past Perfect

Вправа 1. Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect tense of the verbs below. 

1. I went to see my friend after...
2. I watched TV after...
3. They went home after...
4. He phoned me after...
5. She went to dance after...
6. We wrote a composition after...
7. They rebuilt the house after...
8.  We went for a walk after...

Вправа 2. Insert the verbs in the Past Perfect tense.

1. He went to meet his friends after he ... (to do) his homework.
2. By 8 o’clock the rain ... (to stop).
3. Alice was late because she ... (to miss) the bus.
4. She went to the post-office after she ... (to write) the letter.
5. He ... (to work) at the factory before he entered the college.
6. He got a bad mark for his test because he ... (to make) a lot of mistakes in it.
7. I went to bed after I ... (to finish) reading the book.
8. The child ... (to fall) asleep before the parents came home.
9. They ... (to marry) before they bought this house.
10.  I ... (to have) breakfast before I went to school.

Вправа 3. Use Past Perfect of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences.

to leave, to go, to die, to see, to live, to fly

1. I didn’t read the text in class because I …  my book at home.
2. The children didn’t want to go to the cinema because they ... already ... the film.
3. Kate wasn’t at home last week because she ... to visit her uncle.
4. Linda never knew her father because he ... before she was born.
5. I was excited when the plane took off because I... never ... before.
6. My grandfather was always afraid of animals because he ... never ... in the country.

Вправа 4. Insert the verbs in the Past Perfect tense. 

1. Jill was afraid she _____ (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.

2. Dad wasn’t at home when I came back. He _____  (go) out twenty minutes before.

3. I wasn’t hungry because I_____  (just/have) breakfast.

4. Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody _____ (leave) it the day before.

5. I apologized I _____ (not/phone) her.

6. He told me that he _____ (come back) a fortnight before.

7. I knew him at once though I _____ (meet) him many years before.

8. We spent the night in Klin, a town we _____ (often/hear of) but_____  (never/see).

9. They couldn’t believe he _____ (give up) his job in the bank. He _____  (make) a good living there.

10. Mr. Jackson said that he _____  ( already/buy) everything for lunch.

11. Alice asked her brother where he _____ (arrange) to meet his friends.

12. We had no car at that time because we _____ (sell) our old one.

13. They _____ (finish) painting the ceiling by two o’clock.

Вправа 5. Say what action was done before with the conjunctions before, as soon as, after. Combine the two sentences into one. 

I had sent a telegram. I met my friend. - I had sent a telegram before I met my friend.

1. The rain stopped. I went for a walk.
2. I did my homework. My mother returned home.
3. We met in the street. We went to the park.
4. They packed their things. Then they started.
5. I had dinner. I switched on the TV set.
6. He returned home. The guests left.
7. We came to the cinema. The film began.
8. I read the book. I saw the play.
9. They lived here. They moved to another place.
10. We played а game of tennis. We went to my place

Вправа 5. Connect each pair of sentences with the conjunctions before, as soon as, after.

1. He had finished school. He went to a camp.
2. She had phoned her friend. She went to meet her.
3. I read the book. I had seen the film.
4. I had cleaned my room. I invited my friends home.
5. He entered the university. He had finished school.
6. Не told me about his impressions. He had returned from his journey.
7. He was unhappy. He had got bad news.
8. I had finished the text. I handed in my exercise-book.

Вправа 6. Complete the sentences using Past Perfect

I watched a new film after…

I went for a walk after...

I fell asleep after...

I began to read a book after...