Choose the right option.

1.He ________ there when he was a child.

a) has lived b) lived

2.I _______ her since last year.

a) haven’t seen b) didn't see

3.They ______ a few minutes ago.

a) left b) have left

4.She _______ unemployed since she left school.

a) has not been b) was not

5.They _______ the contract last week.

a) finalized b) have finalized

6. The film ________ yet.

a) hasn’t started b) didn’t start

7.She _______ ill since Thursday.

a) was b) has been

8.I ________ the project last night.

a) have finished b) finished

9.Look – someone ________ their handbag in the room.

a) left b) has left

10. ___________to Rome?

a) Did you ever go b) Have you ever been

11.I can’t get into my house because I _________ my keys.

a) lost b) have lost

12. Nobody __________ the phone when it rang.

a) answered b) has answered

13.I ________ up smoking last year.

a) gave b) have given

14.You can’t see her because she _________ home.

a) has gone b) went

15. __________to the United States?

a) Did you ever go b) Have you ever been

Past Perfect Tense

1. Make sentences from the box.

Join these pairs of sentences, using the conjunctions in brackets. Change one verb into the Past Perfect (I had done).

Model: I had a bath, I went to bed. (after) – After I’d had a bath, I went to bed.

1. I read the letter. I threw it away. (when)
2. He passed his driving test, he bought a car. (as soon as)
3. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it. (when)
4. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (until)
5. I spent all my money. I went home. (when)
6. I read the book. I saw the film. (before)
7. Her children left home. She started writing. (after)

3. Supply the Past Perfect (I had done) / Past Simple (I did).

1. They had locked the gates before I got there. (to lock / to get)
2. By the time we ………….., the party …………… (to arrive / to finish)
3. I ……………the shop as soon as I ………the contents of the box. (to ring / to check)
4. After we …………it on the phone, I ……….him a letter about it. (to discuss / to write)
5. We ……………a good rest when our guests ……………(to have / all leave)
6. When she ……….the office this morning, Jim…………(to ring / already / to go out)
7. Before we …………Tim to the theater, he ………a stage play before. (to take / never / to see)
8. I ………the carpet when the dog ……....in and ……….himself. (just / clean / to come / to shake)
9. He ………...to do the job in an hour, but he still ………….by 10 o’clock. (to promise / not / to finish)

4. Open the brackets using the verbs in Past Simple (I did) / Past Continuous (I was doing) / Past Perfect (I had done)

1. Gerry (to be) at home when you arrived? – No, he (to go) on a date.
2. By 8 p.m. the boss (to sign) the documents and by 8 p.m. the secretary (to make) a report.
3. When he (to see) me, I (to read) the newspaper which I (to buy) in the street.
4. Beth just (to go home) when I (to phone) her.
5. When Alison (to enter) the house she (to see) that her son (to play) with a ball she (to buy) in the shop.
6. They (to arrive) to the theater late. The play already (to begin).
7. When I (to come) in the hall, they (to unpack) the clothes they (to receive) from their foreign friends.
8. Her brother (to be) taken to hospital because he (to have) a car accident.

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 2395