1. Put the verbs into the past perfect or the past simple.

1. We _______________ (have) breakfast before we ______________ (go) out.

2. After he _________________ (finish) his lessons he ______________ (go) home.
3. Tom _______________ (say) he ________________ (tell) his parents about his bad marks.
4. She _______________ (study) Spanish after he ______________(learn) Italian.
5. After you ________________ (leave) I ________________ (go) straight to bed.
6. When I _________________ (arrive) the dinner ________________ (already / begin).
7. Jenny _______________ (say) that she __________________ (have) a wonderful time in
America.
8. She also _______________ (tell) his friends that she __________________ (be) on the top of the
Empire State building and _______________ (take) some good photos.
9. I ________________ (ask) her what other countries she ________________ (visit).
10. He _________________ (thank) me for what I ____________________ (do).

2. Put the verbs into the past perfect continuous or the past simple.

1. I ________________ (feel) tired because I ___________________ (work) hard.

2. After she ________________ (look) out of the window for a couple of minutes she
_________________ (sit) down.
3. I _________________ (drive) for six hours when I ________________ (start) to feel tired.
4. The grass _______________ (be) wet because it ________________ (rain) all night.
5. She _________________ (live) in the mountains for a fortnight when she ________________
(receive) a letter from her sister.
6. How long ______________ (you/ study) Hungarian before you _______________ (come) here?
7. We _______________ (walk) for two hours when we _________________ (see) a lake in the
distance.
8. When she ______________ (begin) to study English she _________________ (have) French
lessons for a year.
9. I ________________ (do) my homework when my friend _________________ (come).
10. After he _________________ (sleep) for a while he ________________ (wake) up suddenly.

3. Put the verbs into the past perfect, past perfect continuous or the past simple.

1. I ________________ (be) angry with him because he ________________ (forget) to post my

letters.
2. He _________________ (forget) to post my letters that I _________________ (write) all
morning so I _________________ (be) angry with him.
3. ‘Why _________________ (not/help) me?’ ‘Because you _________________ (not /ask) me to.’
4. The ants _______________ (ask) the grasshopper what he _________________ (do) in the
summer.
5. He _________________ (answer) that he _______________(sing and dance).