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Past Perfect

Demonstrating what I learned

Student: _Xiomara Garibay Rubio Grade and classroom:_4to“B”

Dear Student: Read carefully and answer the questions.

1.- Read the sentences and choose the correct option PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT.

a. When Anne opened/had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke/had

broken into.

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

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

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

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

2.- Finish the sentences using the PAST PERFECT.

a. Sue didn’t pass the exams because: she hadn´t studied

b. When we got to the party: he had gone

c. By the time the film finished: the director had gone

d. I went home after: she left me

e. I didn’t want to see her because: she hated me

3.- Complete the sentences using Past perfect tense.

a. The fire has already reached (already/reach) the roof by the time the firemen arrived.

b. Joe Smith went to prison because had stolen (steal) a lot of money.

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 c. Helen went to bed after she had watched watch) her favorite TV program.

d. My father bought the new car after he had tried (try) it a few times.

e. By the time Sonia got to the party, everyone had been (begin) dancing.

f. Lorenzo had eaten (eat) all the ice cream before I opened the fridge.

g. There was a lot of snow outside because it had snowed (snow) earlier in that day.

h. Beatriz didn’t pass the test because she hadn´t studied (not study) at all.

i. Look! Somebody had left (leave) the windows open.

j. By the time the police arrived, the burglar had broken (break) into my neighbor’s house.

4.- Rewrite the sentences using the past simple and past perfect.

a. She soon (realize) that she (spend) all her money.

She soon had realized that she had spent all her money.

b. He (be) tired because he (not eat) anything since the morning.

He was tired bc he hadn´t eaten anything since the morning.

c. When all the guests (leave) I (start) tidying.

When all the guests left I had started tidying.

d. As soon as Jack (eat) his ice-cream he (go) to buy another one.

As soon as jack eaten his ice-cream he gone to buy another one.

e. The police never (find out) where he (hide) the money.

The police has never founf out where he has hiden the money.

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