A.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. When I ______________ (arrive) home last night, my mum was out, but she

______________ (leave) a meal for me in the oven.

2. Last month I ______________ (go) to Boston to look after my father for a new days. He

______________ (not have) a good meal since my mother ______________ (go) to the

hospital.

3. When Mr. Thompson ______________ (be) ill they ______________ (decide) to move

to London.

4. The tallest house ______________ (be) not there. That´s right. It ______________

(burn) down before the one was built.

5. I went out to get my bike but I ______________ (have) to get back again, because I

______________ (forget) the key.

6. We ______________ (have) nothing to eat since breakfast.

7. The police ______________ (come) into the pub and ______________ (arrest) the man.

8. John ______________ (introduce) me to his father at his birthday party.

9. When my husband ______________ (arrive) our friends ______________ (already have)

a drink.

10. The teacher ______________ (punish) Sarah. The headmaster ______________ (give)

her a detention.
B. Change the verbs to past perfect or simple past. 

1. First: Diego ate dinner. Then: Pablo came over.

=> Diego (eat) dinner already by the time Pablo (come) over.

2. First: I finished my homework. Then: I went to bed.

=> I (go) to bed after I (finish) my homework.

3. First: Sam washed the dishes. Then: Sam turned on the TV. 
=> Sam (turn) on the TV after he (wash) the dishes.

4. First: Frank threw the football. Then: Frank fell down.

=> Frank (fall) down after he (throw) the football.

5. First: I bought an airplane ticket. Then: Sara found a really good price. 
=> After I (buy) an airplane ticket already, Sara (find) a really good price.

6. Last night I started to make dinner at 5:30, and finished at 5:50. At 6:00, my husband
came home.
=> By the time my husband (come) home, I (make) dinner already.

7. Yesterday Maria fed the cat and then she went to work.
=> Maria (go) to work after she (feed) the cat.

8. Peter was late. By the time he (get) to the theater, the movie (start) already.

9. The teacher (give) an exam by the time Jorge (arrive) at school.

10. We (play) cards for several hours after the children (go) to bed.