Past Perfect or Past Simple
1 They (already/eat) all the bread when the waiter
(bring) the meal.
2 He (have) the car for twelve years when he
(sell) it.
3 She
(never/phone) the dentist before.
4 The baby
(fall )
asleep by 11 o’clock.
5 I (go) to bed as soon as I
(finish) all the grammar exercise.
6 We ( prepare) the food before the guests
(arrive).
7 Mum (already make) breakfast when we
(get up).
8 Kate (start) studying after John
(leave).
9 She (realise) that she
(forget) her book at home.
10 Lisa’s mother (buy) her a
kitten yesterday because she (sing) well
in the concert the night before.
Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous
11 The thief (steal) the
car for years before he was caught.
12 The phone (ring) for
ten minutes before he answered it.
13 The decorator ( paint)
all the walls before Dad got home.
14 I (do) the housework
all day, so I decided to take a break.
15 They (eat)
all the pizza before I got there.
They had already eaten :all the bread when the waiter brought the meal.
He had had the car for twelve years when he sold it.
She had never phoned the dentist before.
The baby had fell
asleep by 11 o’clock
I went to bed as soon as I had
finished all the grammar exercise.
We had prepared the food before the guests arrived.
Mum had already made breakfast when we got up
Kate started studying after John had left.
She realised that she had forgotten her book at home.
Lisa’s mother bought her a
kitten yesterday because she had sung well
in the concert the night before.
The thief had stolen the
car for years before he was caught.
The phone had rung for
ten minutes before he answered it.
The decorator had painted
all the walls before Dad got home.
I had done the housework
all day, so I decided to take a break.
15 They had eaten
all the pizza before I got there.
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