past simple, perfect or perfect continuous

Past Perfect, Past Perfect
continuous and Past Simple
Activity One: Write complete and meaningful sentences using the following hints using the
verbs in brackets. (Past perfect simple or continuous or Past simple)
1. I couldn´t get a room in a hotel, because I (forget) ……………………………… to book it in advance.
2. She decided to study harder next time, because she (not passed)……………..……… the exam as she
(study) …………………………………. only for two days.
3. I was hungry because I (not eat) ………………………………. the whole morning so I (decide) ………………
to get a sandwich somewhere.
4. As I (be) ……………………. in that town before I (not know) …………………… my way round and of
course I (get) …………… lost.
5. I (walk) ……………………………….. for a half an hour before I (realize) ………………. I (be) …………….in a
completely different quarter.
6. After I (find) …………………… the hotel I (be) ………. relieved as I (get) ……………..never ……….. lost
before.
7. I (not sleep) ………………………. all night, therefore I (fall) ……………… asleep in the middle of the
concert as I (be) ………… very tired.
8. I (drive) ………………………………………. for 25 minutes when I (realize) …………………. that I (forget)
………………………………. my driving license at home.
9. I (consider) ……………………………. myself to be a happy man as I (be) …………………………. married for
nearly 20 years. Then I (get) …………. divorced.
10. After she (eat) ………………………. the whole cake she (begin) ………………….. to feel sick. She (not
know) ………………………………… she (be) …………. so hungry until she (realize) …………………… that the
whole cake (go) …………………… .
11. He (write) …………………………………………. the book for two years and (write) …………………………………
over 350 pages when he finally (finish) ………………………… it. The publisher (be) ……………………….. so
impressed by it so he (decide) …………….. to publish the book immediately. The next month it
(become) ……………………… one of the bestsellers, the best book he (write) ………………ever ……………. .
12. By the time the police (arrive) …………………... the thieves (go) …………….. already ……………… with
the loot of one million dollars they (find)………………………… in the safe.
Activity Two: Write complete and meaningful sentences using the following hints. What had

happened before and what happened after.
John already expected to be fired.
I was flat broke.
I didn´t recognize him.
I was late for work.
I couldn´t withdraw any money.