Past perfect and Past perfect continuous - Grammar 2BAC
1 Put
the verbs between brackets in the past perfect
a- She ………………………..…………… (live) in
Morocco before she went to France.
b- The lights went off because we …………………..………………..(not,
pay) the electric bill.
c- After they ………………………….………(eat) out,
they began to feel sick.
d- Sara didn’t arrive until after I ………………………………………..
(leave).
e- He ………………………………………(not, use) a
computer before I showed him how to use it.
f- We were late for the plane because we
……………………….………………..(forget) our passport.
2 Put
the verbs in the simple past or the past perfect
a- After Ali ……………………………….(spend) his
holiday in Italy, he ………………………………(want) to learn Italian.
b- Sara ………………….……..…. (turn on) the
TV after she …………………………………..….(finish) her work.
c- Imane ……………………….………(go) for a
walk after the children ………………………….……….(go) to school.
d- I ……………………………… (be) very tired
yesterday because I …………………………….(have) a hard day.
e- The teacher ………………………….………(give)
us homework before we ………………………..…..(leave) the classroom.
f- By the time I …………………………...……(get) to
the office, the meeting ………………………………………(start).
3 Put
the verbs between brackets in the past perfect continuous
a- I ……………………………………………(try) to get
the tickets for the game before my friend finally got them.
b- He was really angry after he ………………………….………………(wait)
for more than an hour.
c- We………………………...…………………..(revise)
for days before we took the exam.
d- She …………………….……………………( not/sleep) when
I arrived.
e- The weather finally got better in
Marrakech after it …………………………………..…………..(rain) for days.
f- I’m sorry about yesterday. I ……………………………………..(work)
all day and I didn’t get a chance to call you back.
4- Put the verbs in the past perfect
continuous or the past perfect
a- Sara loved the gift I …………………………………..……………(give)
her.
b- I finally found my keys after I ………………………..……………………(look)
for them for hours.
c- I couldn’t send him a postcard because I
……………………………….……………(lose) his address.
d- Everything was white. It …………………………………………..………(snow)
for days.
e- Amine was Ali’s best friend. He …………………….…………………(know)
him all his life.
f- She looked tired. She ……………………………………………….(work)
a lot.
5- Put the verbs between brackets in the
appropriate form
a- I …………………………..…… (wait) for hours
so I was really glad when the bus finally …………………..………….(arrive).
b- We ………………………..…….(already/eat)
when John …………………………………(come) home.
c- When I …………………………………(get) to the
airport, I discovered I …………………..……………..(forget) my passport.
d- The boss ……………………………(talk) to
clients on Skype for hours so she …………………….……….(take) a break.
e- When we ………………………………(arrive) to the
station, the train …………….…………….(already/leave).
f- I ……………….………….(open) the fridge to
find that someone …………………….…………..(eat) my chocolate.