Choose the correct tense.

1. More than a year has passed since I first met/had met him.

2. By the end of that year he almost recovered/had almost recovered.

3. I was at the party but I hadn?t talked/didn?t talk to Tom.

4. When I had come/came he just left/had just left.

5. He wondered why I didn?t visit/hadn?t visited him before.

6. They agreed/had agreed upon the plan before I arrived/had arrived.

7. This man was/had been ill for weeks when the doctor came/had come.

8. He already learnt/had already learnt English before he left/had left for England.

9. My brother ate/had eaten all the pie before we got back.

10. They drank small cups of coffee, after they finished/had finished dinner.

11. They went/had gone home after they finished/had finished their work.

12. She just went/had just gone out when I called her.

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Simple/Perfect form of words given.

1. By two o?clock the teacher had examined (examine) all the students.

2. On my way to school I ? (remember) that I ? (leave) my report at home.

3. By the time we ? (come) to see him, he ? (return) home.

4. When they ? (enter) the hall, the performance ? (already/begin).

5. Where ? (you/work) before you ? (enter) the university?

6. We ? (finish) all the preparations before the guests ? (come).

7. She ? (move) back to her home town after she ? (retire).

8. My son ? (never/see) a live lion until I ? (take) him to the Zoo.

9. When we ? (arrive) at the cinema, the film ? (already/begin).

10. ? (she/study) French before she ? (enter) the university?

11. The girl ? (be) glad that she ? (find) a seat near the window.

12. He ? (feel) very tired because he ? (not/sleep) very well.

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Simple/Perfect/Continuous form of words given.

1. By eight o?clock yesterday I had done (do) my homework and at eight I was playing (play) the piano.

2. The car ? (break) down just after we ? (set) off.

3. When Lady James ? (appear), the driver ? (already/start) the car.

4. By nine o?clock yesterday grandmother ? (wash) the dishes and at nine she ? (watch) TV.

5. I ? (return) to the hotel late at night because I ? (lose) my way.

6. When the rain ? (stop), I ? (look) out of the window and ? (see) John.

7. He ? (want) to visit the place where he ? (live) in his childhood.

8. The telegram ? (come) some minutes after he ? (leave).

9. What ? (you/do) when I ? (call) you yesterday?

10. I ? (lose) my key yesterday when I ? (walk) my dog.

11. By six o?clock father ? (come) home and at six he ? (have) dinner.

12. When I ? (see) Ann, she ? (sort) flowers which she ? (pick) in the field.

Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1. Betty didn?t speak until everyone stopped chattering.

2. She had returned to the hotel after she visited her old friend.

3. She had watered all the flowers after 5 o?clock in the afternoon.

4. Helen had been finished her homework by the time her parents came home.

5. We had met Miriam on the corner of 8^th Avenue yesterday.

6. By the time I have arrived at the cinema, the film had nearly finished.

7. Did you seen my sunglasses anywhere?

8. Amanda couldn?t get in because she had leave her keys in the office.

9. Douglas had known that he already saw the man before.

10. Had you heard the news today?

11. While you had done exercises, I was having a rest.

12. At four in the afternoon I had slept.

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