B2 Past Perfect with Time Clauses Student’s Copy

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EXERCISE 1. Put the verbs into the correct form. Simple Past or Past
Perfect Tense.

1. When Sarah went out to play, she ________________ (do/already) her homework.
2. _________________ (he/phone) Angie before he went to see her in London?
3.
4. The meeting was at nine o'clock. When I _______________ (arrive) at ten, the meeting had
already finished.
5. When we got to the airport, I realized that I _______________(leave) my passport at home.
6. They didn't want to go to the cinema because they ______________ (see) the film the week
before.
7. Barbara ______________ (change) so much that I didn't recognize her.
8. After she had cried for half an hour, she ________________(begin) to feel better.
9. Before we arrived at school, the classes __________________ (start).
10. I felt exhausted because I_______________(run) ten miles.
11. He_________________ (study) that book before he arrived in Pakistan.
12. He _________________(sell) all the copies of the thesaurus before we got there.
13. It ________________ (begin) to rain when I stepped out of the house.
14. As soon as they ___________________(complete) their homework, they ran out to play with the
dog.
15. When I saw her, I knew we __________________ (never/meet) before.
16. The movie____________________ (start/already) when we arrived at the cinema.
17. The doctor examined her leg and _________________(find) that she had broken it.
18. I was hungry because I ____________________(not/eat) since breakfast.
19. I was frightened because the police_________________ (come) for my sister.
20. I paid for the window because my son _________________ (break) it.
21. I _________________(write) a long letter to my mother yesterday.
22. He told me that he__________________ (never/be) to Australia before.
23. After she __________________(finish) breakfast, she left the house.

EXERCISE 2. Rewrite the following sentences using after, before, while, when, until, as soon as, by
the time.
e.g. I got to the airport at 8:15. My plane left ten minutes later. (before)
I got/had got to the airport before my plane left.
1. We were sitting down to eat. At that moment, someone knocked on the door. (while)

2. They painted their house bright pink. The neighbors refused to talk to them. (when)

3. First I finished the report. Then I went home. (before)

4. Susan was leaving the house. Roger called her. (when)

5. He dropped the glass. He was taking it out of the cupboard. (while)

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6. I heard the good news and I called my mother. (as soon as)

7. Ali passed the university entrance exam. He enrolled in Çankaya University. (after)

8. Ali passed the exam. He was very happy. (when)

9. You told me about your secret. I didn’t know about it before. (until)

10. The fire broke out. People left their houses. (as soon as)

11. We arrived at the cinema at 8:15. The film started at 8 o’clock. (by the time)

12. The chairman came into the meeting room. After that, the meeting started. (when)

13. I found an old photo of my family. I was looking for my keys then. (as)

14. My father arrived home at 6:30 yesterday. I finished my homework at 6 o’clock. (by the time)

EXERCISE 3. Read the following sentences, choose and circle the most suitable tense.

1. Jim is so tired that he has slept / had slept for more than ten hours.
2. We met / had met Miriam on the corner of 8th Avenue yesterday.
3. By the time I have arrived / arrived to the cinema, the film has nearly finished / had nearly
finished.
4. Did you see / Have you seen my sunglasses anywhere? I think I have lost / had lost them.
5. Amanda couldn´t get in because she has left / had left her keys in the office.
6. Douglas knew / has known that he has already seen / had already seen the man before.
7. When the police stopped / has stopped Jane this morning she realised that she left / had left
her driving licence at home.
8. Have you heard / had you heard the news today?

EXERCISE 4. Complete these sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect, Past
Perfect or Past Simple.
1. When they finally _____________ (return) home, they _____________ (do) a couple of hundred
miles and they _____________ (be) completely exhausted.
2. Edward __________________ (never/fly) from New York to San Francisco before.
3. Alice _________________ (try) to contact an old English pen pal when she _____________ (go)
to London last summer but the boy _____________ (move) up to the north.
4. After we _____________ (eat), we _____________ (sit) in the garden and _____________
(exchange) views about our children´s future careers.
5. I ________________ (not/see) my sister Julie since 1995. She lives with her family in Paris.
6. When we _________________ (get) the cinema, the film ________________ (already/begin).
7. The Walters _______________ (buy) a new car after they _____________ (win) some money in
the lottery.
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EXERCISE 5. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense.

1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film _____________ (start), so I missed the first part of the
film.
2. She__________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3. After they_______________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4. The garden was dead because it ________________(be) dry all summer.
5. We were late for the plane because we_______________ (forget) our passports.
6. She told me she__________________ (study) a lot before the exam.
7. The grass was yellow because it_______________ (not/rain) all summer.
8. The lights went off because we ________________(not/pay) the electricity bill.
9. The children________________ (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
10. We couldn’t go into the concert because we__________________ (not/bring) our tickets.
11. She said that she_____________________ (not/visit) the UK before.
12. Julie and Anne________________ (not/meet) before the party.
13. He__________________ (not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
14. You_____________________ (not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
15. After Fred_________________ (spend) his holiday in Italy, he______________ (want) to learn
Italian.
16. Jill__________________ (phone) Dad at work before she______________ (leave) for her trip.
17. Susan_________________ (turn on) the radio after she_______________ (wash) the dishes.
18. When she________________ (arrive), the match ___________already___________ (start).
19. After the man_________________ (come) home, he___________________ (feed) the cat.
20. Before he_______________ (sing) a song, he___________________ (play) the guitar.
21. She__________________ (watch) a video after the children_______________ (go) to bed.
22. After Eric_________________ (make) breakfast, he_________________ (phone) his friend.
23. I________________ (be) very tired because I ______________(study) too much.
24. They_________________ (ride) their bikes before they________________ (meet) their friends.
25. He _________________ (work) in a supermarket before he_____________ (work) as a postman.
26. She______________ (feed) the dog as soon as she _______________(do) her homework.
27. My sister_______________ (live) in England before she_______________ (move) to Belgium.
28. After he _________________(eat) all the sandwiches, he _______________(drink) some orange
juice.
29. We _______________(be) tired because we _______________(work) all day.
30. After they ______________(install) the file, they _______________(go) on working.