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PAST PERFECT
I. Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect of the verbs given.
1. When I got to the station, the train---------------------- [already / leave].
2. Before I lost my wallet I -------------------- [lose] my umbrella.
3. By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ------------------------- [die].
4. When Anna phoned, I ------------------------- [leave] to work.
5. Before Sara crossed the road, she ------------------------ [look] both ways.
6. Before I had a driving license, I ------------------------- [have] a driving test.
7. Before he ------------------------- [fill] in the application form, he looked for job offers in the
newspaper.
8. When I looked up, the burglar ------------------------- [go]
9. When the police arrived, the riots ------------------------- [stop].
10. After we -------------------------- [reach] an agreement, we shacked hands.
II. Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Perfect.
1) When fathers birthday____________ (come), Nora _______________ (already make) a
present for him.
2) Yesterday by 7 oclock Luke _________________ (bake) a delicious cake.
3) I _________________ (finish) reading the book by the end of the week.
4) Lola and Molly ________________ (do) the dishes, when their friends _________________
(drop) in.
5) Why didnt you want to go to the cinema? I _____________ (already see) the film.
6) Edward _______________(have) a snack before he ____________ (go) home.
7) Mila____________ (feel) better after she _________________ (take) some medicines.
8) I______________ (look) out of the window and ___________________ (find out) that
somebody _____________________ (steal) my bike.
9) I ________________ (can not) speak to the boss, because he______________ (already go)
away.
11) She_______________ (show) me the dress, she __________________ (buy) the day
before yesterday.
12) Before he ____________ (go) into the shop, somebody ______________ (call) him by his
name.