A-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past perfect simple.

1- The new school building ………………….. (only I be) open for a month before it was destroyed in a
fire.
2 -I sent back the trainers that I……………………. (order) online because they were too small.
3- We………………………………… (plan) to arrive early, but we overslept as usual.
4- As soon as I tasted the curry, I realised I ……………………………..(leave) the garlic out.
5- How many questions……………………………….. (you / answer) when the bell rang?
6-Luckily, the band ………………………………(not start) playing when we reached our seats.
7-……………………………………….. (you / already / book) tickets when you heard the match was cancelled?
8- It was only after I ……………………………………………….(post) the parcel that I realised I (forget)
to put my address on the back of it.
9-………………………………………………………. (anyone / not tell) Andy that the bus times (change)?
10- Because the team……………………………………. (never do) very well before, they were delighted to
reach thefinal.
B-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past perfect continuous.
1 I ………………………………. (hope) no one would notice I wasn't at the meeting.
2 What ………………………………….(you / eat) that made you so ill?
3 The students …………………………………………(not expect) a test that day.
4 We couldn't understand where the cat……………………………… (live) for the past twelve months.
5 Alexi gave the wrong answer because he…………………………………… (not pay) attention.
6 Where ……………………………………..(Anya's family / live) before they moved to this street?
7 Nobody ……………………………………….(watch) the television for some time so I turned it off.
8 Why was Jeff in such bad temper?................................(the other boys / tease) him again?
9 We were so disappointed when the hotel closed. We………………………………… (go) there for holidays
since I was a small child.
10 It wasn't until I got home that I noticed that I………………………………… (wear) odd socks all day.
C-Fill in the gaps with suitable verbs in the past perfect continuous.
1 -The phone ……………………………….. for several minutes before I heard it.
2 -Katya ……………………………………..(not) German with Mr Fauser for very long when he retired.
3- Liz didn't know about the surprise party which her parents …………………………………………….for weeks.
4 -I was very pleased when the bus finally arrived because I …………………………………………..that I would
be late for work.
5 When the doctor eventually called my name I……………………………………………….. for 40 minutes.
6 -My brother lost his job because he …………………………………..jokes to everyone in the office by email.
7-The band………………………………………. (not) for long when the lights went out.
8-We…………………………………………………our money to buy a car but we decided to go to Brazil instead.
9- I finally got through to Ellie but we ……………………………(only) for a few minutes when we got cut off.
10- How long………………………………………… (they) for the car keys when Peta found them in her pocket?
D-Each of these sentences has a verb in the past perfect simple. Is it possible to replace it with the
past perfect continuous?
Example: I had worked for the engineering company for three months before I realised my
neighbour also worked there. Yes - I'd been working
1- As soon as George had finished the race, he drank three glasses of water.
2- Everything was white because it had snowed heavily during the night.
3- My parents were delighted when I qualified because they had always wanted me to be a doctor.
4- She was exhausted when she got out of the pool because she'd swum three kilometres.
5- We’d only just sat down at our table when the waitress came to take our order.
6- I could tell immediately from their faces that they had argued about something.
7- Our dinner wasn't cooked because I’d forgotten to switch the oven on.
8- The tourist guide hadn't spoken loudly enough for all the group to hear what he was saying.
9- When I got to the cafe, my friends had already left, so I had to run to catch up with them.

E- Fill in the gaps with the past simple, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
1-I …………………………..…. (never ride) a bike until I ………………………………….(go) to live in Amsterdam.
2- When Martin ……………………………………..(come) into the room his mother nearly…………..…………….
(faint) because she………………………………………………(not see) him for nearly 20 years.
3- We were held up in a traffic jam , so the concert……………………….. (begin) by the time
we…………………………….. (arrive).
4- How long………………….. you / apply) for jobs when you…………………………………this one?
5- I………………………….. (not see) Lisa when I went round last night because she………………………………
(go) to stay with her grandmother.
6- I………………………………………….. (drive) for about four hours when I ………………….(realise) that I was
completely lost.
7- When I……………………………………………. (go) into the room everyone ………………………………………(stop)
talking and (look) at me.
8- After he …………………………………………(wash) his clothes he…………………… (hang) them outside to dry.
9 -The manager was shocked when he………………………………. (discover) that Jane ……………..………….(be)
a thief. Up until then, he……………………………………….……… (believe) that she was completely honest.
10……………………………………………………………… (you / ever do) any carpentry before you that cupboard?
F- Fill in the gaps with the past simple, past perfect or past perfect continuous form of these verbs.
agree-answer –arrange- arrive- bang –come-forget-have-hear –move-phone- play
The band played on ...
I had a rather embarrassing experience last year. At that time I played in a band with some
friends of mine and, rather nervously, we (1)…………………………….. to provide the music at a friend's
wedding. We (2)………………………….. together for about three months and it was the first booking we
(3)…………………………………………………… (ever) so we'd been practising really hard.The wedding was on a
Saturday. The day before the wedding I had moved to a new flat so I(4) ……………………………………………
furniture all day and gone to bed exhausted. At nine o'clock on the Saturday morning the rest of the
band met, as we (5)…………………………………………. to practise. They kept phoning me but I (6)
………………………………………….(not). So in the end one of them (7)…………………………………………… round
and (9………………………………….) on my door for fifteen minutes until I woke up. He told me that they
(9)……………………………………………… me all morning. I(10) ………………………………….…. (not) anything and I
nearly missed the wedding.Then, when I finally (11)…………………………………… at the wedding, I realised
that I(12) ………………………………………………………. my guitar.