WORKSHEET 13

SUBJECT: Past Perfect Tense

A)

1. I had worried a lot about her before I heard that she was safe. 2. I didn’t like the flat. It was much
smaller than I had thought at first. 3. He told us he had shot a big tiger. 4. They drank tea after they had
finished dinner. 5. She had just folded the pink apron and placed it in a table drawer when the door
opened and Joe entered. 6. The police wanted to know why he had brought a gun to school. 7. After he
had worked at the hospital for two years he decided to give up the job. 8. When I arrived at the party
John had already gone home. 9. We had waited until the match finished. 10. They had left the room
before the meeting finished. 11. I had bought a new camera before I went to London. 12. I had just
turned off the lights when the telephone rang.1. Had he known her for a long time before they got
married? 2. He drove down the hotel where they had spent their honeymoon years ago. 3. When we got
to the station the train had already left. 4. He sat at a table by the window where he had a meal with
Jane. 5. Why had he not asked her to wait and think again before she left Paris. 6. He was wondering
why he had let her leave so easily. 7. He knew he had earned that money with a great difficulty. 8. After
they had gone, he sat down and lit a cigarette. 9. He had to go to work by bus because his car had
broken down. 10. He had been angry before he heard my offer.

B)

1. he had known, got

2. drove, had, spent

3. got, had already, left

4. sit, had had

5. didn’t, ask, left

6. had left

7. earned

8. had gone, sat, lit

9. had to, had broken

10. had been angry, heard

WORKSHEET 14

SUBJECT: Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous

A)
1. They went home after they had finished their work.
2. She had just qone out when I called her.
3. My brother had eaten all the pie before we got back.
4. He wondered why I had not visited him before.
5. She said that she had already seen the Pyramids.
6. The fire had spread to the next building before the firemen arrived.
7. They drank small cups of coffee, after they had finished dinner. 
8. He told me he had caught a young lion.
9. His mother had worried a lot about him before she heard that he was safe.
10. He had already learnt English before he forgot some.
11. Mary went swimming after she had come home. After she had swum, she called her friend Judy.
12. I went to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I had not been to the theatre for a  year. We had a
very good time.
13. After they had finished their breakfast, they left for school.
14. Linda played tennis after she had done her homework.
15. My father watered the flowers after he had cleaned the car. After he had watered the flowers,he
had dinner.

B)

1.My mother took her umbrella before she went out.

2.Frank called me before I went to school.

3.I washed the dishes after I watched TV.

4.She washed her hands before she had lunch.

5.The boys bought a ball before they played football.

6.My mother made a cake before the guests came.

7. he put sugar in his tea before he drank it

8. I got up before I had breakfast

9. the children ran away after they broke the window

10. I fastened my seat belt before the plane took off

C) 1. The writer drove on to the next town, after he had left a small village in the south of France.

2. After he had got into the car, he said good morning to the man in French.

3. After he had nearly reached the town, the young man suddenly asked if he spoke English

E).

1. We had been playing football for half an hour when it start

2. I had been studying English for a short time when the electricity went off.

3. She had been doing her homework before you came in.
4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He had been crawling in the garden.

5. I had been driving the car for five years when I sold it.

6. We were very tired. We had been traveling for about sixteen hours.

7. They were out of breath. They had been running for a long time.

8. He had been living in London for ten years when he had an accident.

9. He had been tired because he was writing letters all morning.

10. He had been repairing the radio for an hour when you arrived.

F) 1. Was typing
2. Came
3. Did not watch
4. Did not keep
5. Were not working
6. Did not clean
7. Did not study
8. Went
9. Was behaving
10. Was studying