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USING THE PAST PERFECTCOMPARE THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT
Exercise 14: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or the past perfect. 1. I’m not hungry. I have already eaten. 2. I was not hungry. I had already eaten. 3. It’s ten o’clock. I (finish, already) my homework, so I’m going to bed. 4. Last night I went to bed at ten o’clock. I (finish, already) my homework. 5. By the time I went to bed last night, I (finish, already) my homework. 6. It was late. The party (start, already) by the time I got there. 7. We’re late. The party (start, already). 8. Carol missed her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the airport. By the time she got to the airport her plane (leave, already).
Exercise 15: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use the past progressive or the past perfect. 1. It’s ten o’clock. I (finished, already) my homework, so I’m going to bed. 2.Last night I went to bed at ten o’clock. I (finish, already) my homework. 3. Last night I went to bed at ten o’clock. I (finish, already) my homework. 4. By the time I went to bed last night, I (finish, already) my homework. 5. I was late. The party (start, already) by the time I got there. 6. We’re late. The party (start, already) . 7. Carol missed her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the airport. By the time she got to the airport her plane (leave, already). 8. When I left for school this morning it (rain), so I used my umbrella. 9. By the time class was over this morning the rain (stop), so I didn’t need my umbrella anymore. 10. Last night I started to study at 7:30. I finished studying at 9:00. Dick came at 9:30. By the time Dick came I (finish) my homework. 11. When I walked into the kitchen after dinner last night, my wife (wash) the dishes, so I picked up a dish towel to help her. 12. By the time I walked into the kitchen after dinner tonight my husband (wash, already) the dishes and (put) them away.
Exercise 16: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. 1. A: (you, enjoy) the concert last night? B: Very much. I (go, not) to a concert in a long time. 2. A: (you, see) John yesterday? B: Yes, I did. It (be) good to see him again. I (see, not) him in a long time. 3. A: Hi, Jim! It’s good to see you again. I (see, not) you in weeks. B: Hi, Sue! It (be) good to see you again, too. I (see, not) you since the end of last semester. How’s everything going? 4. A: (you, get) to class on time yesterday morning? B: No. By the time I (get) there, it (already, begin). 5. A: (you, go) out to eat last night? B: No. By the time I (get) home my husband (make, already) dinner for us. A: How (be) it? B: Terrific. We (have) chicken, rice and a salad. While we (eat) George Drake (stop) by to visit us, so we (invite) him to join us for dinner. But he (eat, already) his dinner so he (be, not) hungry. A: What (you, do) after dinner? B: I wanted to go to a movie – Galaxy Invaders. But George and my husband (see, already) it, so we (go) to Ghost Ship instead. It (be) pretty good.
Date: 2014-12-29; view: 2963 |