The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action occurred. The exercises include filling in blanks with the past perfect form of verbs, changing direct statements to indirect speech using the past perfect, and identifying when to use the past perfect or simple past tense in sentences.
The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action occurred. The exercises include filling in blanks with the past perfect form of verbs, changing direct statements to indirect speech using the past perfect, and identifying when to use the past perfect or simple past tense in sentences.
The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action occurred. The exercises include filling in blanks with the past perfect form of verbs, changing direct statements to indirect speech using the past perfect, and identifying when to use the past perfect or simple past tense in sentences.
The document provides examples and exercises to practice using the past perfect tense. The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action occurred. The exercises include filling in blanks with the past perfect form of verbs, changing direct statements to indirect speech using the past perfect, and identifying when to use the past perfect or simple past tense in sentences.
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PAST PERFECT TENSE
The Past Perfect tense is used for an action that was completed before another action took place. It is usually used with words as when, after, etc.
Can you tell what he did?
First he__________________________ Then he_________________________ Can you describe the two actions in one sentence? Answer:
Exercise A PAST PERFECT TENSE
Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect tense of the verbs in brackets e.g After we __had finished___ (finish) our shopping, we went home. 1. I reached school after the bell _____________________(ring). 2. After the game __________________(end), the players left the field. 3. After ________________(go) out, Roslan came to my house. 4. We _____________already_________(finish) our work before the clock struck six. 5. The show __________already_______(begin) when we got there. 6. After he _______________(reach) home, it started to rain. 7. When I _______________________(switch) off the light, I went to bed. 8. Before he went to England, he ________________ never___________(see) snow. 9. After he __________________ (do) the job, he went for a holiday. 10. I _________________________(eat) my lunch when they came. 11. The thief ________________already ________________(escape) when the police arrived. 12. After she _________________________(hear) the news, she rushed home.
Exercise B PAST PERFECT TENSE
Put the following sentences into Indirect Speech beginning with the expression given. Use the Past Perfect tense. e.g I have eaten my dinner. He said that.. answer: He said that he had eaten his dinner. 1. I have read it He said that __________________________________. 2. I have rung the bell. He said that_____________________________________. 3. I have seen the films. He said that______________________________________. 4. The bird has flown away. He said that _____________________________________. 5. We have cleaned the car. They said that ___________________________________.
Exercise C PAST PERFECT & SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Put in the Past Perfect or the Simple Past tense of the verbs in brackets. e.g After I __had had__ (have) my dinner, I __went__ (go) for a walk. 1. I ___________________(ask) Nadia what _______________(happen) to her. 2. Before the firemen _______________________(arrive), the fire ____________________(burn) up the whole hut. 3. We __________________(tell) him that we ______________________(not paint) the wall. 4. After she _______________________(have) her bath, she ____________(go) out. 5. They __________________________(hurry) home after they_______________(finish) their work. 6. After I _________________________(talk) to him, I _______________________ (leave) the room.
