12A GRAMMAR  past perfect

Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with the past simple
and past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

1 When they got (get) to the station the train had already left (already leave).
2 Kate (be) very cold because she (not take) her coat.
3 The printer (not work) because he (not turn it on).
4 I (not can) take a photo of the crocodile because I (forget)
to charge the battery.
5 They (never fly) before and they (be) very nervous.
6 When he (arrive) at the pool he realized he (not bring) his
swimsuit.
7 She (not be) hungry because she (just have) dinner.
8 She (have to) pay again because she (lose) her ticket.
9 The waitress (run) after him because he (not pay) the bill.
10 The fire engine (arrive) after the men (put out) the fire.
11 They (can) speak French because they (learn) it at school.
12 She (be) tired because she (be) in the queue all night.

ACTIVATION

Continue these sentences with the past perfect.

I didn’t recognize him because... We couldn’t get a table at the restaurant because...
My father was really angry because... I didn’t want anything for dinner because...
When I got to work / school today I realized that... I didn’t want to go to the cinema because...
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