5th YEAR

WRITTEN WORK Name: Agustin Ezequiel Alegre Course: 5°D

SUBJECT: Past Perfect Tense- Simple past
1- Read this love story.

2- Put these events of the story in the correct order.

 Liang realized Zhu was a girl…6….

 Zhu´s father told Liang that he couldn´t marry his daughter……7……
 Zhu began a journey to get married……9…….
 Zhu and Liang finished their studies……3….
 Liang died because he was so sad and lonely……8…….
 Zhu went to school, dressed as a boy……1……..
 Zhu and Liang became friends ……2……
 Zhu and Liang became the “butterfly lovers” …10……
 Liang started work…4…….
 Liang went to Zhu´s house………5……

3- Match the underlined words in the story with their definitions.( colocar las palabras que están
subrayadas en la historia con sus definiciones)

 Rich Wealthy
 Began to understand Realized 
 From the start All Along
 Not letting anything stop you from doing what you want to do Determinated
 Extremely sad Broken Hearted
 Place where a dead body is put in a hole in the ground Grave
 Bright flashes of light in the sky when there is a storm Lightnig
 4- Read the story again and answer these questions:
a) Why wasn´t it easy for Zhu to study at school? She was a girl, the boys could go to school
b) What was the relationship between Zhu and Liang at school? They were a friend at school
 c) What was Zhu´s plan so that Zhu and Liang could continue to see each other? The idea was that they could get
married
d) Why didn´t Liang see Zhu for one year? Because they had finished their studies and Liang was saving to visit her
e) Why was Liang´s reunion happy but then sad? Because zhu´s father told him that he had already promised to marry
zhu to a wealthy businessman
f) Where was Zhu going when she passed Liang´s grave? She was on way to get married
g) What happened when the storm began? Zhu jumped down into the grave
h) What happened when the storm ended? When the storm ended two butterflies flew out of the grave and danced
happily together
i) Do you know any other love stories similar to this one? Which one? The only love story that ends tragedy is Romeo
and Juliet but the ending isn’t similar or same
j) What do you think about this story? Tell me if you like or not and why?.
5- Match the halves of the sentences.
1- When they had finished the exam……C………. a) they washed the dishes.
2- He didn´t have any money that week……f……. b) so they had a party to celebrate.
3- She started reading a new book……g…….. c) they left the classroom. 1
4- They hadn´t eaten anything all day……e………. d) because he had forgotten to bring his towel.
5- When they had had their dinner………a……….. e) so they ordered a big pizza.
6- He didn´t swim………d…………. f) because she had spent it the week before.
7- They had won the competition……b…. g) because she had finished the one she was reading.
REMEMBER: AS SOON AS+ PAST PERFECT, SIMPLE PAST
Had had: había tenido
RULES AFTER + PAST PERFECT, SIMPLE PAST
Faint: desmayarse
6- Past Simple BEFORE + SIMPLE PAST, PAST PERFECT or Past Perfect? GetRead theempaparse
soaked: sentences
carefully and BY THE TIME + SIMPLE PAST, PAST PERFECT circle the correct options.
a) The robbers left / had left the bank when the
policemen finally arrived / had arrived.
b) When the rain started / had started , the Atkinsons finished / had finished planting trees.
c) By the time Rebecca went / had gone into the store, she got / had got soaked.
d) Darcey saw / had seen this castle before she came / had come again last Sunday.
e) Mr.Palmer didn't speak / hadn't spoken any Chinese before he moved / had moved to Peking.
f) Sonny fainted / had fainted by the time the ambulance reached / had reached the hospital.
g) When my mother brought / had brought me an apple , I finished / had finished my homework.
h) Mrs.Wilkinson refused / had refused to drive the car because she had / had had a terrible
accident on the highway about a year ago.
i) I didn't think / hadn't thought of having a new house before I saw / had seen that ad on TV.
j) My uncle didn't try / hadn't tried Italian food before went / had gone to that restaurant.

7-Complete the sentences with the verb pairs. Write one in Simple Past and one in Past Perfect form in
each sentences.

say/go - live/ move - know/ go - meet/ know - pass/ study- be/ lose - finish/ leave- be/ leave
a) After we……Had finished…………our dinner, we…………Left……..………the restaurant.
b) The teacher………was………….angry because I………………had left………………….my work at home.
c) He…………was…….……………stressed because he……………had lost…………………….his phone.
d) Jorge…………passed…………..all his exams because he……………had studied……………hard all year.
e) I…………had meet…………..Javier once at Laura´s house, so I …………knew……….who he was.
f) She…………had lived………….in Italy for three years before she…………moved…………….to France.
g) Eduardo…………knew……………most of the people at the club because he………had went………..there before.
h) After I……HAD SAID…………………………..goodnight, I………WENT………………………….to bed.

8- Complete the following sentences using the past perfect tense and the words provided.
EXAMPLE. I didn’t meet Ellie for lunch because….. (she/eat/ already )
I didn’t meet Ellie for lunch because she had already eaten.

My trip to New York was very exciting because….. (I/not be/ before)
I hadn´t been before
I didn´t see the doctor because….. (he/already/ leave the office)
He had already left the office

I couldn’t buy the car I wanted because….. (the car dealer/ just/ sell)
The car dealer had just sold