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hadn´t call threw away

hadn´t been
called
had lost found

called had left

didn´t know
came had found
was

decided
had helped
got had seen
opened
laughed bought
got

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ANSWERS PAGE 19.
MATCH THE SENTECES HALVES USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST
PERFECT. USE WHEN/AFTER.
1.- After they eaten dinner, Mark cleared the table.
2.- She felt much better after Rita and taken a hot bath
3.- Jack decided to have a rest after he had painted the hall and the kitchen
4.- After they had won the match, they went to a pub to celebrate it
5.- The bank clerk called the police when the robbers had left
6.- When I had finished reading the magazine, I lent it Sophie
7.- After Lisa had tried on five sweaters, she finally took the red one
8.- After he had finished eating. Peter asked for a cup of coffe
9.- When she completely recovered. Mandy could leave the hospital
FINISH THE SENTENCES USING THE PAST PERFECT
1.- Sue didn´t pass the exams because she hadn´t studied
2.- When we got to the party everybody had already eaten
3.- Mark was broke because he had financial problems
4.- By the time Lara finally got up her family had breakfast
5.- I dind´t want to see her because she hadn´t missed me
6.- When I called for the job it had been taken
7.- By the time the film finished I had finished my popcorn
8.- Did you go home after you had finished eating dinner?
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS USING THE PAST PERFECT
1.- Why was she so excited? Because she had received good news
2.- Why did he feel tired? Because he had worked many hours
3.- Why was the fridge empty? Because my sister eaten everything
4.- Why were you sick? Because I had eaten too much
5.- Why wasn´t she at the party? Because she had stayed home watching series
6.- What did he learned when he called the office? That he had been fired
REWRITE THE SENTECES USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST PERFECT
1.- She soon realized than she had spent all her money
2.- He was tired because he hadn´t eaten anything since the morning
3.- When all the guests had left, I started tidying
4.- As soon as Jack had eaten his ice-cream, he went to buy another one
5.- The police never found out where he had hidden the money
6.- We didn´t recognize her. She had cut her hair
7.- She was very upset because he hadn´t answer her e-mails
8.- I had know my wife for 5 years before we finally married in 2009
9.- The film already had started when we arrived
Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past perfect tense.

Note: All of the past participles used in this exercise are regular.

Example: Vikings (invade) had invaded England long before the Angles and Saxons arrived.

1) Tonya (work) ___had worked______ as a decorator before she opened her shop.
2) My daughter and I (enjoy) ____had enjoyed______ the ballet so much that we
wanted to see it again.
3) The power supply (fail) ___had failed________ during the night, so the house got
cold.
4) You (call) ____had called_______ earlier in the day, so we knew you were on your
way.
5) The cat (scratch) _____had scratched______ a hole in the sofa before its owner noticed.
6) John and Nikki (start) _____had started_____ their bakery long before the big one came to
town.
7) The alligators at the edge of the pond (scare) ______had scared_____ us until we realized they
were behind a fence.
8) The defense attorney (argue) _____had argued_____ before Judge Sanchez prior to last June's
trial.
9) The trumpet player (finish) _____had finished________ his solo before the trombonist stood up.

10) Mark (behave) ____had behaved_______ well at the playground, so his mother bought him a
treat.