UNIT 5 THE PAST PERFECT & THE PAST SIMPLE

UNIT 5. THE PAST PERFECT & THE PAST SIMPLE
I. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. He felt very sleepy _________ he had eaten too much
a. of b. at c. after d. before
2. When we arrived, the train _________ the station
a. already left b. had already left c. had left already d. has left already
3. I called you at 8:00am, but you _________ out
a. went b. just had gone c. had just gone d. had gone just
4. Lisa _________ me a ride because I _________ the bus
a. gave/had missed b. gave/missed c. had given/missed d. had given/had
missed
5. _________ I went to bed, I’d taken a bath and brushed my teeth
a. after b. when c. if d. before
II. Supply the correct verb form: Past tenses:
1. They (go) _____________ home after they (finish) _____________ their work
2. The children (play) _____________ football when their mother (come)
_____________ back
3. She said that she (already, see) _____________ Dr. Rice
4. When we (come) _____________ to the stadium, the match (already, begin)
_____________
5. He (sit) _____________ in a café when I (see) _____________ him
6. They told me they (not eat) _____________ such kind of food before
7. He (ask) _____________ me why he (come) _____________ so early
8. After they (go) _____________, I (sit) _____________ down and (rest)
_____________
9. Before she (watch) _____________ TV, she (do) _____________ her homework
10. After taking a bath, he (go) _____________ to bed
11. She (win) _____________ the gold medal in 1986
12. What he (be) _____________ when he (be) _____________ young?
13. Is was the first time I (ever see) _____________ such a beautiful girl
14. Yesterday John (go) _____________ to the store before he (go) _____________

home
15. Our teacher (tell) _____________ us yesterday that he (visit) _____________
England in 1970
16. Tom (see) _____________ a serious accident while he (stand) _____________ at
the bus stop
17. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (already start) _____________
18. Before Alice (go) _____________ to sleep, she (call) _____________ her family
19. When the phone (ring) _____________ , I (have) _____________ dinner
20. Daisy (agree) _____________ with other members in the last meeting,
21. What you (do) _____________ at 6p.m yesterday?
22. The little girl asked what (happen) _____________ to her ice-cream
23. He (teach) _____________ in this school before he (leave) _____________ for
England
24. The bell (ring) _____________ while Tome (take) _____________ a bath
III. Join the following pairs of sentences, using the conjunction in bracket
1. I had a bath. I went to bed (after)
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2. I read the letter. I threw it away (when)
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3. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as)
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4. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it (when)
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5. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework (until)
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6. I spent all my money. I went home (when)
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7. I read the book. I saw the movie (before)
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8. Her children left home. She started writing (after)

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