T3-Ingles Past Perfect

Alberto got a Degree in Education and then he … working as a teacher. start. started. starting. had started.

I … the rice with vegetables when you arrived with the shopping. Had prepared. prepared. preparing. preprares.

Matilda was very happy because she … adopted by her teacher. Be. Is. Had been. Has was.

I … the book when the film came out. reads. read. had read. reading.

Why are you so angry? Because I was so hungry and when I got to the supermarket, they …. Closing. Closed. Close. Had closed.

The fight … when the police arrived. Finished. Had finished. Finishing. finishes.

She gained access to university because she … all her access exams. pass. passes. had passed. passed.

They … answering the questions before the time was up. Had finished. Finishing. Finish. finishes.

Tom … a skeleton in his entire life. Seen never had. Never had seen. Had never seen. Had seen never.

Juan … for the company for 30 years when he retired. Had worked. Worked. Works. work.

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 1. My neighbours had raised some money to hire private security after there were had been several burglaries in the area. My neighbours raised some money to hire private security after there were had been several burglaries in the area. My neighbours some money to hire private security after there were had been several burglaries in the area. My neighbours had raised some money to hire private security after there been several burglaries in the area. My neighbours had raised some money to hire private security after there were had several burglaries in the area.

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 2. I had woken woke up and then I called my parents. I had woken woke up and then I called my parents. I woke up and then I called my parents. I woken woke up and then I called my parents. I had woken up and then I called my parents.

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 3. When I had started watching TV, electricity had gone went out. When I had started watching TV, electricity gone went out. When I had start watching TV, electricity had gone went out. When I staring watching TV, electricity had gone went out. When I started watching TV, electricity went out.

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 4. My parents bought a house by the time I had been was seven years old. My parents bought a house by the time I was seven years old. My parents bought a house by the time I been was seven years old. My parents bought a house by the time I had was seven years old. My parents bought a house by the time I had been was seven years old.

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 5. You had made the beds when I got home. You made the beds when I got home. You had made the beds when I got home. You had made the beds I got home. You had made the beds when I home.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 1. Finally, we ... (not can) go to the theatre because the tickets ... (sell out). couldn’t / had sold out. could / had sold out. couldn’t / sold out. couldn’t / had sell out.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 2. When the crisis ... (start), I ... (buy) my house. start/ had bought. staring / had bought. started / had bought. started / bought.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 3. I ... (work) in that restaurant when I ... (meet) you. had work/ met. had worked / meet. worked / met. had worked / met.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 4. I ... (painted) my house when you ... (tell) me you didn’t like green colour. had painted / told. painted / told. had painted / tell. painted / tell.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 5. Someone ... (light) a barbecue in the forest, luckily it ...(rain) so there wasn’t a wild fire. had light / rained. had lit / rained. had lit / rain. lit / rained.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 6. I ... (wash) my car when it ... (start) raining. washed / started. had washed / start. had wash/ started. had washed / started.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 7. When we ... (visit) Vatican City, we ... (have to) queue because we ... (buy) the tickets in month in advance. visit/ didn’t have to / had buy. visited / didn’t have to / bought. visit/ didn’t have to / had bought. visited / didn’t have to / had bought.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 8. The mansion burglars ... (think) they ... (get away) with the robbery but in the end the police ... (arrest) them. thought / had got away / arrested. think/ had got away / arrested. thought / got away / arrested. think / had got away / arrest.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple and the past perfect. 9. I could speak English by the time I ... (start) university because I ... (go) to England several summers. started / been. start/ had been. started / had been. started / had go.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She __________ (never / go) on a plane before that. never gone. had never go. had never gone. had never go.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 2.- We didn’t need to queue because my wife __________ (already / buy) the tickets. had already bought. had already buy. already bought. had alreading bought.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police _________ (catch) them. had cauting. had caught. catch. caught.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 4.- Helen ________ (split up) with John before she met Paul. split. had split. split up. had split up.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 5.- We ________ (know) her address because she _______ (tell) us. knew / had told. know/ had told. knew / had tell. knew / told.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 6.- The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________ (be) extremely hungry. hadn’t eat/ were. hadn’t eaten / be. had not eat / were. hadn’t eaten / were.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 7.- Everyone ___________ (hug) each other after they __________ (finish) their exams. hugged / had finished. hugged / had finish. hugged / had finished. hug/ finished.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 8.- She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________ (already / see) the film. had already see. already seen. had alreading seen. had already seen.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 9.- I ________ (just / buy) a dress when a thief _______ (steal) my bag. had just buy / stole. had just bought / stole. just bought / stole. had just bought / steal.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 10.- My niece _________ (go) to London three times by the time she _________ (be) sixteen. had been / was. had go/ was. had been / be. been / was.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 11.- My students ________ (raise) some money after they ________ (see) a documentary on TV about Africa. raise/ had seen. raised / had seen. raised / had see. raised / seen.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 12.- It was half past three and we still _________ (not / eat) lunch. hadn’t eaten. hadn’t eat. had eaten. had not eat.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 13.- Our teacher ________ (give) us extra homework because we ___________ (not finish) our essays. gave / had finished. gave / hadn’t finish. give/ hadn’t finished. gave / hadn’t finished.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 14.- My father _________ (lose) his glasses and he couldn’t read the newspaper. had lost. had lose. lost.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 15.- The car stopped because we __________ (run) out of petrol. run. ran. had ran. had run.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 16.- He __________ (feel) very ill because he __________ (not sleep) well. feel/ hadn’t slept. felt / hadn’t sleep. felt / hadn’t slept. felt / had slept.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 17.- By the time I met John, he ___________ (leave) college. had leave. had left. leave. leave had.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 18.- When I _________ (ask) her to help me, she ________ (agree). asked / agree. ask/ agreed. asked / agreed. had asked / agreed.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 19.- I thought I _________ (read) that book before, but I hadn’t. read. read had. had read. had reading.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 20.- I knew I __________ (see) her somewhere before. see. seen. seen had. had seen.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 21.- I was sure I __________ (not lock) the door. not lock. had not lock. hadn’t locked. hadn’t lock.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 22.- When we ___________ (get) home my wife realized she __________ (lose) her purse. get/ had lost. got / lose. got / had lost. got / lose.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 23.- When we arrived at my parent’s house, they ________ (leave). leave. had leave. had left. left had.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 24.- After I _________ (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I ___________ (not have) enough money. had bought / didn’t have. had buy/ didn’t have. had bought / not have. had buy / did not have.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets 25.- The Vikings ________ (sail) to North America a thousand years ago. sailed. sailed. had sailed. sailed had.