PAST PERFECT REVIEW

When to use:
The play had already started when we got to the theater. So we couldn’t get in.
Since both actions did not happen at the same time in the past, we used the past perfect tense to
describe the action that happened first, and the simple past to describe the action that happened
second. In the above sentence, first the play started, then the girls got to the theater.

Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense – Past Perfect or Simple Past.

1. After the man __________________ (to come) home he __________________ (to feed)
the cat.
2. Susan __________________ (to turn on) the radio after she __________________ (to
wash) the dishes.
3. I __________________ (to be) very tired because I __________________ (to study) too
much.
4. After Eric __________________ (to make) breakfast he __________________ (to call) his
friend.
5. They __________________ (to ride) their bikes before they __________________ (to
meet) their friends.
6. Jill __________________ (to call) Dad at work before she __________________ (to leave)
for her trip.
7. She __________________ (to watch) a video after the children __________________ (to
go) to bed.
8. When she __________________ (to arrive) the match already __________________ (to
start).
9. Before he __________________ (to sing) a song he __________________ (to play) the
guitar.
10. After Fred __________________ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he __________________
(to want) to learn Italian.
11. When I __________________ (to arrive) at the cinema, the film __________________ (to
start).
12. She __________________ (to live) in China before she __________________ (to be) to
Thailand.
13. After they __________________ (to eat) the shellfish, they __________________ (to
begin) to feel sick.
 PRESENT PERFECT REVIEW

When to use:
Present perfect tense is used when what happened is more important than when it happened. You
know that the present perfect tense is a combination of have or has and the past participle of the
main verb in the sentence. Look at these examples:

I have been to the new wildlife park.

Dana has visited France.

Make the present perfect - choose positive, negative or question:

1. (I / go / to the library today)

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2. (you / keep a pet for three years)
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3. (you / eat Thai food before?)
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4. (it / rain all day?)
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5. (who / we / forget to invite?)
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6. (we / not / hear that song already)
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7. (he / not / forget his books)
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8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)
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9. (I / explain it well?)
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10. (who / he / meet recently?)
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11. (how / we / finish already?)
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12. (he / study Latin)
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13. (I / know him for three months)
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