PAST PERFECT VS.

PAST SIMPLE
1. Choose the past perfect, or the past simple:

1. We had already eaten when John came (come) home.

2. Last year Juan passed (pass) all his exams.
3. When I got (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
4. I went to the library, then I bought (buy) some milk and went home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I had forgotten (forgot) my credit card.
6. When we arrived (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone had broken (break) into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone had eaten (eat) all my Chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we got (get) married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John had cleaned (clean) the kitchen.
11. It hadn’t rained (not / rain) all summer, so the grass was completely dead.
12. When he arrived (arrive) at the party, Julie had just left.
13. When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white. It had snowed
(snow) during the night.
14. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John had had a party (have a
party).

2. Riješiti str. 31, English Grammar in Use, R. Murphy

15.1

1. It had changed a lot.

2. She had arranged to do something else.
3. The film had already started.
4. I hadn’t seen him for five years.
5. She had just had breakfast.

15.2

1. I had never heard it before.

2. He had never played tennis before.
3. We had never been there before.
15.3

1. We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody had broken into the
office during the night. So we called the police.
2. I went to Laura’s house this morning and rang her doorbell, but there was no answer.
Laura had gone out.
3. I met Jim a few days ago. Jim had just come back from his holiday. He looked very
good.
4. Yesterday Kevin got a phone call from Sally. He was very surprised. He had sent her
lots of emails, but she had never replied to them.

15.4

1. I felt very tired when I got home, so I went straight to bed.

2. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had gone to bed.
3. Sorry I’m late. The car broke down on my way here.
4. We were driving along the road when we saw a car which had broken down, so we
stopped to help.

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