I.

Circle the correct words:

1. The robbers left/ had left the bank when the policeman finally arrived/ had
arrived.
2. When the rain started/ had started the Atkinsons finished/ had
finished planting trees.
3. By the time Rebecca went/ had gone into the store, she got/ had got soaked.
4. Darcey saw/ had seen this castle before she came/ had come again last Sunday.
5. Mr.Palmer didn’t speak/ hadn’t spoken any Chinese before he moved/ had
moved to Peking.
6. Sonny got/ had got fainted by the time the ambulance reached/ had reached the
hospital.
7. When my mother brought/ had brought me an apple, I finished/ had
finished my homework.
8. Mrs.Wilkinson refused/ had refused to drive the car because she had/ had
had a terrible accident on the highway about a year ago.
9. I didn’t think/ hadn’t thought of having a new house before I saw/ had
seen that ad on TV.
10. My uncle didn’t try/ hadn’t tried Italian food before went/ had gone to that
restaurant.

II. Chọn đáp án có ý nghĩa giống với câu gốc 

1. I had already seen the film, but I decided to watch it again last night.
a. I watched the film last night for the first time.
b. Last night wasn’t the first time that I had seen the film.
2. The boys were playing football while it was raining.
a. The boys were playing football until it started to rain.
b. The boys played football in the rain.
3. I was writing an e-mail when our computer broke down.
a. Our computer broke down before I wrote an e-mail.
b. I had started writing an e-mail and then our computer broke down.
4. My aunt bought me a lovely gift after she had spent the summer holiday
with us.
a. When the summer holiday was over, my aunt bought me a lovely gift.
 b. While my aunt was spending the summer holiday with us, she bought
us a lovely gift.
III. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành

1. After I _____________________ the letter, I _____________________ that I

_____________________ the wrong address on it. (POST, REALISE, WRITE)
2. John asked me where I _____________________ the day before. (BE)
3. When I _____________________ through the streets of Madrid, I
_____________________ about the magnificent time I
_____________________ there as a student. (WALK, THINK, SPEND)
4. It was the first time that she _____________________ me to dinner. (INVITE)
5. As soon as the maid _____________________ scrubbing the kitchen floor, she
_______________ working in the garden. (FINISH, START)
6. They _____________________ their way out of town before the sun
_____________________. (ALREADY MAKE, RISE)
7. When I _____________________ home, I saw that the children
_______________________. (ARRIVE, LEAVE)
8. Before she (watch) ___________________ TV, she (do) ___________ homework.

9. What (do) _____________________ he before he went to the airport?

10. After they (go)_____________________, I ______________ down and (watch)

___________________TV.

11. Yesterday, John (go) _______________ to the store before he (go)

_______________ home.

IV. Viết lại câu thì quá khứ hoàn thành

1. David had gone home before we arrived.

=> After……………………………………………………………………………….

2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.

=> Before……………………………………………………………………………....

3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

=> When…………………………………………………………………………………

4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.

=> By the time …………………………………………………………………………….

5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.

=> Before………………………………………………………………………………….
V. Hoàn thành các câu sau

1. When Hoa arrived at the theater, the film ____________(start).

2. He ____________ (live) in Laos before He went to Vietnam.
3. After Lan ____________ (eat) the cake, Lan began to feel sick.
4. If he ____________ (listen) to me, he would have got the job.
5. Linh didn’t arrive until I ____________ (leave).
6. After they ____________ (finish) lunch, they went out.
7. The tree was dead because it ____________ (be) arid all summer.
8. I ____________ (meet) him somewhere before.
9. They were late for the flight because they ____________ (forget) their passports.
10. Linh told me she ____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The leaf was yellow because it ____________ (not/rain) all summer.
12. The lamp went off because I ____________ (not/pay) the electricity bill.
13. Hoa____________ (not/do) her homework, so she was in trouble.
14. She ____________ (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. I couldn’t go into the cinema because I ____________ (not/bring) my tickets.
16. He said that He ____________ (not/visit) the US before.
17. Hoa and Lan ____________ (not/meet) before the exam.
18. I ____________ (not/have) lunch when she arrived.
19. She ____________ (not/use) smartphone before, so I showed her how to use it.
20. Linh ____________ (not/study) for the exam, so she was very anxious.