ACTIVITY 3: PAST PERFECT

Exercise 1: Complete the sentence putting the verb in the past perfect form

1. She had lived in Sweden before she went to Norway. (to live)
2. After we had eaten the cornflakes, Henry came in. (to eat)
3. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he had phoned him. (to phone)
4. After they had packed their rucksacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to
pack)
5. Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father had told him so.
(to tell)
6. The cat hid under the chair because the children had been so loud. (to be)
7. Before the students started to write, the teacher had collected their mobile
phones. (to collect)
8. After Max had finished his breakfast, he left the flat. (to finish)
9. Laura repaired her glasses because her brother had broken them. (to
break)
10. By the time the show began, all friends had arrived. (to arrive)

Exercise 2: Put he verbs into the correct form using Past Perfect Continuous

1. We (sleep) had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.

2. They (wait) had been waiting at the station for 90 minutes when the train
finally arrived.
3. We (look for) had been looking her ring for two hours and then we found it in
the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) hadn’t been walking for a long time, when it suddenly began to
rain.
5. How long (learn / she) had she been learning English before she went to
London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) had been singing in the rain
too long.
7. He (drive) had been driving less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) had been helping
on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work) hadn’t been working all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the
disco at night.

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10. They (cycle) had been cycling all day so their legs were sore in the evening.