PAST SIMPLE/ PAST PERFECT

by AMZ
 1. Choose the correct option.

1. When Anne opened/had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke/had broken
into.
2. Elisa was very upset because her computer disappeared/had disappeared yesterday.
3. My cousin promised/had promised me to bring me a souvenir from France last month.
4. By the time Julia left/had left the shop, she spent/had spent all her money on clothes.
5. I didn’t want to see that film because I saw/had seen it twice.
6. Philip tidied/had tidied his bedroom before he left/had left for work.
7. My husband did/had done the shopping after I called/had called him.
8. Alfred had worked/worked in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome.
9. The judge said that she was guilty because she took/had taken the money from her.
10. She explained/had explained what happened/had happened.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms.

1. After I (leave)……………… London, I (drive) …………………on to Oxford.

2. She (feel)…………………. sorry for what she (do)……………………….
3. We (hear)………………….. that a burglar (break)………………… into her house.
4. She (be)……………………. ill for a long time when I (meet)………………..her last month.
5. By 1985 he already (win)……………………… 6 gold medals.
6. I (not know)………………………. the truth until he (tell)………………… me everything.
7. When you last (see)……………….. her?
8. By the time I (make up)……………… my mind to employ him, I (know)
……………………. him for 6 years.
9. When she (finish)………………. dinner, she (ask)…………………….for her bill.
10. By the end of 1970 he (hold)………………….. 500 shares in an oil company.

3. Translate the bracketed parts of sentences.

1. They (mieszkali) in Canada for 20 years before they (przyjechali) to France.

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2. He (zapytał) me where I (byłem).
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3. I (spotkałem) him 4 days earlier.
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4. John (był) in Rome before, and so he (wolał) go to Venice.
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5. She (mieszkała) in Australia 10 years ago.
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6. He (zastanawiał się) where she (poszła).
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7. When and where he (urodził się)?
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8. The other day he (obiecał) that book to Robert.
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9. They already (skończyli) dinner before he (przybył).
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10. He (nie wiedział) that she (nienawidzi) him for such a long time.
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 4. Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the pairs of sentences above them. Use the
Past Perfect and the Past Simple.

WHEN/AFTER + PAST PERFECT, PAST SIMPLE

BEFORE/ BY THE TIME + PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT

1. We finished our meal. Then we went for a walk.

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2. I did the course. Then I was able to speak the language well.
By the time____________________________________________________________
3. Everyone left. Then I went to bed.
After__________________________________________________________________
4. He did all his work. Then he went home.
After__________________________________________________________________
5. She had a glass of water. Then she felt better.
Before_________________________________________________________________
6. He did the washing up. Then he listened to some music.
By the time ____________________________________________________________
7. Steve saved enough money. Then he bought a motorbike.
Before_________________________________________________________________
8. I discussed the problem with a friend. Then I felt happier.
When__________________________________________________________________
9. She finished speaking. Then I told her my opinion.
After__________________________________________________________________
10. The guest left. Then we tidied the house.
Before_________________________________________________________________

5. Make sentences using the elements given.

1. Emily/ angry/ because/ she/ quarrel/ best friend/ 2 hours.
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2. Hannah/ eat/ too many/ chocolate/ she/ sick.
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3. After/ sister/ cry/ all/ afternoon/Allan/ headache.
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4. After/ watch/ horror/ Jane/ scared.
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5. Simon/ play/game/ chess/half a day/ before/ he/ lose/ heavily.
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6. Vera/ nightmare/ last night/ so/ she/ tired/ morning.
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7. Before/ we/ move/ New York/ we/ spend/ 6 years/ Miami.
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8. When/ Lucy/ finally/ arrive/ school/ lesson/ already/ begin.
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9. When/ mom/ finish/ do/ shopping/ she/ go/ pay.
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10. Peter/ jump/ table/ 4 or 5 times/ before/ it/ collapse.
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 6. Restructure the sentences using the words given aside.
1. He saved a lot of money. Then he bought a car. WHEN
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2. She hung out the washing. Then it began to rain. AFTER
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3. Fiona tidied the house. Then the children arrived home. BY THE TIME
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4. The guests left. Then she started cleaning. WHEN.
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5. The girls put on their uniforms. Then they went to school. BEFORE
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6. The meeting started. Then the lights went out. ALREADY, WHEN
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7. They were looking for a house for 6 months. Then they found it. BEFORE
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8. He was waiting for his wife for 3 hours. Then her plane arrived. AFTER
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9. I was driving all night. Then, in the morning, I felt exhausted. BY THE MORNING, SO
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10. She was working hard all the weekend. Eventually she was tired on Monday. SO
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7. Complete the text with verbs in brackets.

In March 1999, thieves (steal)…………. diamonds from Woolworth, a famous jewelry shop in Boston.
The thieves were very smart. Before the robbery, they (hide)………….. in the building next door and (cut)
………………… a hole through the wall.
They used it to get into the shop. By the time the guard at the entrance (see)……………… them, they
(already/take)……………….. the very expensive jewelry from the safe.
A man from the neighborhood (hear)………………. some noises in the shop and he (call)
……………….. the police but when they (arrive)………………. at the shop, the thieves (escape)
………………….

by AMZ