UNIT 6A) PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
1) Complete. Use the past perfect.
1.
She hadn’t seen a kangaroo before. (not see)
2.
By January, the builders ………………………… the house. (finish)
3.
………………………… your parents before? (they /
meet)
4.
Our neighbours ………………………… any food for the cat. (not leave)
5.
………………………… abroad before? (Gary / travel)
6.
Everyone ………………………… home by eleven o’clock. (go)
7.
Patrick ………………………… his room. (not tidy)
8.
She ………………………… my name. (forget)
2) Circle the correct answer.
1.
We did the washing-up by the time / after
we had finished our lunch.
2.
Cindy had learnt to speak Spanish before
/ after she moved to Spain.
3.
Dad had made breakfast when / after he woke us.
4.
By the time / after we arrived at the cinema, the film had started.
5.
He had already / before tidied his room when his friend
phoned him.
6.
I had gone to bed before / after they got home.
7.
They had already left when / after we came back.
8.
Someone had told Samantha the news by
the time / after we got there.
3) Are the sentences right or wrong? Tick (ü) or cross (û).
1.
Had she learnt to read before she started school? ü
2.
My friends had left by the time I had got there. û
3.
After we had finished our dinner, we went for a walk in the park.
4.
He had already gone to bed when I had phoned him.
5.
I hadn’t heard of Zac Efron before I met him.
6.
I had opened my presents after all the guests left.
7.
When the film started, we had fallen asleep.
8.
I already finished my project when my computer had crashed.
4) Circle the correct answer.
1.
Did the train leave / Had the train
left by the time you arrived / had
arrived at the station?
2.
I didn’t finish / hadn’t finished my soup when the waiter
brought / had brought in the ice cream.
3.
After she washed / had washed all the clothes, she hung / had hung them on the line.
4.
Gracie brushed / had brushed her teeth after she finished / had finished her breakfast.
5.
By the time the shops closed / had closed, I still didn’t find / hadn’t found a present for my mum.
6.
We already read / had already read about the accident
when we saw / had seen Jo.
5) Read and complete. Use the past simple or past
perfect.
A:
You’re not English, are you, Pedro?
B:
No, I’m not. I’m Spanish. I lived in Madrid
until I was four years old. Then after my dad 1) had
finished (finish) his
training, he 2) …………………… (get) a job
in Liverpool. So, we moved to England.
A:
3) …………………… (you / learn) any
English before you 4) …………………… (come)
here?
B:
No, I 5) …………………… (not speak) a word
of English before we 6) …………………… (move)
to England!
A:
You speak fantastic English now!
6) Circle the correct answer.
1.
Amanda had done the shopping …………… she made lunch.
a. before b. after c. by then
2.
Michael had completed his test …………… ten o’clock.
a. after
b. by c. of
3.
I …………… finished my homework when dad got back.
a. didn’t
b. haven’t c. hadn’t
4.
She …………… Mr and Mrs Smith before she moved here.
a. met
b. did meet c. had met
5.
Sarah called Eddie …………… she had cleaned her room.
a. before b. after c. by then
6.
By …………… time we got to the bus stop, our bus had left.
a. the
b. that c. a
7.
Had the rain stopped before Nadia and Rob …………… ?
a. arrive b. arrived c. had arrived
8.
She …………… already left the office when the phone rang.
a. was
b. has c. had
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