Exercise 1.

 Составьте предложения в the Past

Perfect Tense.
1.  Brian/to return/books to the library/before last Thursday.
2. We/to know/the results of the test/before two o’clock yesterday.
3.  I/to come/to the office/before lunch time.
4.  You/ to make/the order/before we came into the cafe.
5.  Sally/to send/the letters/before her boss returned from the bank.
6.  The ferry/to reach/the port/by three o’clock yesterday.
7. The performance/to finish/by eight o’clock in the evening.
8.  They/ to build/a new hospital/before the end of April.
9.  Мах/to have dinner/by four o’clock.
10.  The baby/to wake up/before you left home.

Exercise 2. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в the Past

Perfect Tense.
1. He … (to watch) this TV programme before his parents came home.
2. Sheila and Witty … (to send) the invitations for the conference before Friday.
3.  A group of tourists … (already to visit) this cathedral before the guide told them about its
history.
4. His nephew … (to move) to a new flat by the beginning of September.
5.  The accident … (to happen) before Henry understood anything.
6.  It … (to stop) raining by the evening.
7.  John and Andrew … (to get) to the hotel before night.
8.  You … (to make) a decision before our talk.
9.  I … (to meet) your brother before we both entered university.
10.  We … (to make photocopies of the documents by six o’clock yesterday.

Exercise 3. Сделайте предложения

отрицательными.
1.  We had told him about the time of the meeting.
2.  She had washed the vegetables for the salad.
3. You had caught a small fish by that time.
4.  The burglars had robbed the bank.
5.  A zookeeper had fed the animals by twelve o’clock.
6.  David had eaten all the sandwiches by two o’clock.
7.  They had been to this town before.
8.  I had done all the arrangements by Saturday.
9.  Alice had shown me her paintings before.
10.  You had forgotten about her request.

Exercise 4. Сделайте предложения

вопросительными.
1. Mary had booked the tickets before.
2.  We had been to this exhibition.
3.  You had received the invitation before Wednesday.
 4.  The bus had arrived before 5 o’clock.
5.  Tom had heard that story before.
6. They had gone to the railway station before 6 o’clock.
7. My father had returned from his business trip by the weekend.
8. We had met Eric before the lesson.
9.  The taxi had come by 7 o’clock.
10. They had used this key before.

Exercise 5. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в

правильную форму.
1.  We … (already to give) our projects to the teacher.
2.  Sandra … (to do) the shopping before the New Year Eve.
3.  You … (not to phone) me by the end of the week.
4. I… (not to try) such a delicious cake before.
5.  … your sister … (to reserve) the hotel room beforehand? — Yes, she … .
6.  … Mr Smith … (to discuss) that problem with his lawyer? — No, he … .
7.  Clara … (never to be) to the Pyramids before.
8.  … you … (to take) part in this festival before? — No, I … .
9.  Mark … (to finish) his work by 6 o’clock yesterday.
10.  … Nigel… (to find) any information in the Internet by last Tuesday? — Yes, he … .
Exercise 6. Переведите на английский язык.
1. Мы вернулись домой вчера до семи часов вечера.
2. Она сдала все экзамены до прошлого вторника.
3.  Они не закончили работу вчера до восьми часов.
4.  Ваша сестра не рассказала нам новости до конца перерыва вчера.
5.  Вы вчера купили цветы до вечеринки? — Да.
6.  Они вчера сыграли в теннис до обеда? — Нет.
7.  Туристы прибыли вчера перед ужином.
8. Мы не получили вашего сообщения вчера до пяти часов.
9.  До конца прошлой недели она еще не переехала а новый дом.
10.  Вы подготовили доклад до прошлой среды? — Да.

Разница между Past Simple и Past Perfect –

упражнения.
Упражнение 1. Use Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When Lisa _______ (arrive) at the airport she ____________

(discover) she _________ (forget) her passport.
2. After visiting the library Nelly __________ (buy) some milk and
__________ (go) home.
 3. Zoe ________ (open) her handbag and ___________ (find) out that
she _________ (forget) her credit card.
4. They ____________ (get) home to find that somebody __________
(break) into their house.
5. Lisa ___________ (know) her husband for two years when they
____________ (get) married.
6. Jillian ____________ (be) very pleased to see that Jack
______________ (clean) the kitchen.
7. When Neil ___________ (arrive) at the party he __________ (learn)
that Judith ___________ (just / leave).
8. Bill ___________ (feel) sick last night because he __________ (eat)
too many cakes at the party.
9. First I __________ (tidy) the flat, then I _____________ (sit) down
and _________ (have) a cup of tea.
10.When Molly ________ (open) the curtains she________ (see) that the
ground ________ (be) white.

Упражнение 2. Найдите и исправьте ошибки в употреблении времен.

1. My sister Molly lived in London before she had Moved to New Zealand.
2. After Nick ate the sandwiches, he drank some juice.
3. Nick had eaten all the sandwiches, had drunk all the juice and had gone to
work.
4. As Neil had missed the bus, he walked home.
5. Sandy just started to watch TV when the phone rang.