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Subject: English III First term 2020

Topic: past perfect or simple past Teacher:
Ph.D. Brian Burgos

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Name NRC Day Month Year

Luz Stella Obando Garcìa, ID 666103 2044 16 05 2020

1. Complete the text with the correct form of the verb (simple past or past perfect)

a) Mary _ had given______ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

b) When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ___had already_started__ (already, start).
c) Before we reached the station we saw that we _had _lost______ (lose) our way.
d) All the tickets ____had been______________ (be) sold before the concert began.
e) They took a shower after they _had finished _______ (finish) the game.
f) I asked Mr Green how many books he _____had read____ (read)
g) Mum asked me why I ______had not tidied_____________ (not tidy) up my room.
h) Bob was sorry that he __had told_________________ (told) me the story.
i) Alan watched TV after he _____had had______________ (have) lunch.
j) The sun _shone_ (shine) yesterday after it ___had been___ (be) cold for many weeks.
k) Uncle David _went___ (go) to the doctor after he ___had been_____ (be) ill for a month.
l) Before the police __caught___ (catch) the thief, he __had stole_ (steal) two more
watches.
m) Mum once _painted___ (paint) a picture although she _had never learnt_ (never, learn) it.
n) I not told_(not tell) my teacher that my mum _had helped_ (help) me with my homework.
o) I _ been(be) very angry when I _had seen_ (see) that my brother _had eaten__ (eat) my
apple.
 p) The bike _been_ (be) much more expensive than he _had thought__ (think) at first.
2. Choose the correct option

a) When Anne opened the door, she realized that somebody had broken into.

b) Elisa was very upset because her computer had disappeared yesterday.

c) My cousin had promised me to bring me a souvenir from France last month.

d) By the time Julia left the shop, she had spent all her money on clothes.

e) I didn’t want to see that film because I had seen it twice.

f) Philip tidied his bedroom before he had left for work.

g) My husband had done the shopping after I called him.

h) Alfred had worked in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome.

i) The judge said that she was guilty because she had taken the money for

herself.

3. Complete the text with verbs in brackets. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect:

In March 1999, thieves had stolen. (steal)

diamonds jewellery from Woolworth, a
famous jewellery shop in Boston. The
thieves were very smart. Before the
robbery, they hidden (hide) in the building
next door and had cut (cut) a hole through
the wall.

They used it to get into the shop. By the

time the guard at the entrance had seen
(see) them, they had already taken
(already/take) the very expensive
jewellery from the safe.
 A man from the neighbourhood heard (hear) some noises in the shop and he called
(call) the police but when they arrived (arrive) to the shop, the thieves had escaped
(escape)

WRITE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT?

1.- Barbara …………… (live) in Greece for three years before she ………… (move) to Italy.
2.-My team …………….. (not win) the football match because they ……………. (play) badly.
3.-The teacher ……………. (punish) the student because he …….……. (be) very naughty.
4.-By winter, the new soap opera ……………. (become) the most popular show on TV.
5.-He …………… (mug) three passengers by the time the police …………….. (arrive)
6.-The pirates ……………. (hijack) an enormous ship two months ago in Somalia.
7.-The captain of the ship ………………….(surrender) because he ………… (hate) violence.
8.-The journalist …………. (interview) the famous actress before the TV…………. (come)
9.-Everyone ……………. (leave) the train before the bomb ……………… (explode)
10.- By the time my mum …………..… (prepare) lunch, we ………….. (lay) the table.

write past simple or past perfect

1.Barbara lived in greece for three years before she had moved to Italy.

2. My team not won he football match because they had played badly.

3.The teacher had punished the student because he been very naughty.

4. By winter, the new soap opera had become the most popular show on tv.

5. He had mugged three passengers by the time the police had arrived.

6. The pirates had hijacked an enormous ship two months ago in Somalia.

7. The captain of the ship had surrendered because he hated violence.

8. the journalist had interviewed the famous actress before the tv come.
9.Everyone had left the train before the bomb exploded.

10.By the time my mum had prepared lunch, we had laid the table.