COMMUNICATION EXERCISE NO.

SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSE OF THE VERB

A. Complete the following sentences with the past tense of the verb in the parenthesis.

1. I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.

2. Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.

3. The dog ______________________ (follow) us down the road.

4. Those students _____________________ (work) hard last semester.

5. Lúcio ___________________ (stop) at the corner and __________________ (call) us.

6. I ___________________ (try) to talk to Helen last night.

7. I ___________________ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.

8. She _____________________ (leave) home early yesterday.

9. They ____________________ (know) each other very well when they were still young.

10. The teacher _____________________ (bring) the exams corrected.

B. Write the past perfect tense of the verb in the parenthesis.

1. I lost the key that he (give) __________ to me.

2. She told me that she (see) __________ a ghost.

3. I went downstairs because I (hear) __________ a noise.

4. When they came home, Sue (cook) __________ dinner already.

5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) __________ our address book.

6. The waiter served something that we __________ (order).

7. He went to Alaska where he ______ not __________ (visit) before.

8. She put on the red dress, which she _______ not __________ (wear) for ages.

9. He __________ (play) tennis before that day.

10. His mother was angry because he _______ not __________ (help) her with the shopping.