Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. You visited a friend and learned a lot of news about his family and other friends.

Model: His father didn't work in the bank anymore. He had retired (retire).

1. His parents didn't live there any longer. They (go) to live in the country.

2. His sister wasn't there either. She (get) married.

3. His house was larger. He (build) the third storey.

4. Your friends, Mike and Brenda, were away. They (leave) for Sweden.

Complete the sentences, using the verb in brackets.

Model: I was very excited about visiting London because I had never been there before (be).

1. The little boy couldn't wait to get to the sea. He (see) … before.

2. The teacher was late that morning. The class didn't know what to think (be / late) … .

3. Yesterday Larry taught Nell to play the guitar. She felt very unsure because she (play) … .

4. It was Miss Kelly's first day at school. She was very nervous because she (teach) … .

Make sentences using the words in brackets.

Model: His hair was wet. (He / just / have / a shower)

- He had just had a shower.

1. There was nobody at the platform, (the train / just / leave)

2. We didn't find anybody at home, (everybody / already / go out)

3. The children were playing in the garden, (they / just / come / from school)

4. Bob wasn't at home when I arrived, (he / arrange / to meet / some friends / at the club)

5. I couldn't recognize the child after all that time, (I / not / see / her / for seven years)

Put the verb into the correct form, Past Perfect or Past Simple.

Models: Was Father at home when I phoned? – No, he had already left.

Was Father at home when I phoned? - Yes, but he left soon afterwards.

1. The flat was empty when he arrived. Everybody (go) to the party.

2. There were voices heard from the kitchen, so I (go) straight there.

3. He cannot take part in the competition. He (break) his leg yesterday.

4. There was an accident at the mountain top. Some skier (break) his leg and the ambulance men were carrying him to the road. So we (stop) to let them pass.

Use the Past Perfect of the verbs given in brackets to complete the sentences.

Model: When John and I got to the river, the boat race (start already).

- When John and I got to the river, the boat race had already started.

1. When she went to bed, she remembered that she (not / switch off the light)

2. She felt tired because she (walk a lot / that day)

3. She went for a holiday after she (pass the exams)

4. We didn't know what to do when they (show / me / the picture)

5. I was very sorry to hear that he (die)

6. He didn't start speaking until the children (leave / the room)

7. When I met Helen, I understood why Bill (marry her)

8. He understood the book only after he (read it / again)

Unite the following pairs of sentences. Use the conjunctions after, as soon as, before, until, till, when.

Model: They went to England. They left school, (after) - They went to England after they had left school.

The sun set. They finished their work, (before) - The sun had set before they finished their work.

1.The sun rose. He woke up, (before)

2. He died. He was very ill, (before)

3. I understood the problem. He explained, (as soon as)

4. She wrote the letter. She went to the post office, (after)

5. I drove to the airport. The plane took off, (when)

6. She read the message carefully. She wrote the reply, (before)

7. He left the room. I turned on the radio, (as soon as)

8. He had dinner. He went to the cinema, (after)

9. The man didn't leave. He didn't receive a definite answer, (till)

10. We didn't say a word. He finished his story, (until)

11. We reached the football ground. The game started, (when)

12. John worked as a skilled builder. He began to study architecture, (before)

13. Harold couldn't leave for home. He completed everything, (till)

14. The snow was very deep. It snowed heavily, (after)

Put the verb in brackets into the required tense form.

1. They hardly (go) when aunt Julia (wander) slowly into the room. 2. He hardly (reach) the door of his office when he (encounter) two young men. 3. He scarcely (take) a few steps along the street, when three men (appear) from around the corner. 4. No sooner he (start) to play than one string on the violin (break). 5. They barely (leave) the room when the chaos (break) out. 6. No sooner they (arrive) at Rougemont than her sister (ring) up from home about an accident with her little daughter. 7. No sooner the curtains (fall) than he (rise) to go. 8. Hardly he (ask) his questions when she (answer) them. 9. He scarcely (take) his coat when he (begin) to read the letter. 10. Nell scarcely (settle) herself on a little heap of straw in the corner, when she (fall) asleep. 11. The rain nearly (stop) when he (reach) his hotel. 12. He scarcely (say) the first words when she (interrupt) him.