Ibrahim Mously High School 2BAC / PAST PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS Student : …………………………..….………….….……. Instr.

Abdelkarim Foulfoula

I. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

A. FINISH THE FOLLOWING TABLE BY PROVIDING THE CORRECT FORMS.
A. She ate her breakfast. Then, she went to school.
Verb Simple past Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Continuous
Action 1 : She ate her breakfast Action 2 : She went to school.
go went had gone had been going
1- After she had eaten her breakfast, she went to school. take
2- Before she went to school, she had eaten her breakfast. study
B. John studied Arabic. Then, he moved to Morocco. eat
Action 1: John studied Arabic . Action 2: He moved to Morocco. stay
1 - Before John moved to Morocco, he had studied Arabic. read
2- After John had studied Arabic, he moved to Morocco. B. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
C. Malak went to a language institute in 1999. She became a tourist guide in 2001. 1. …… Before she ______ to sleep, she ______ her homework first.
Action 1: _______________________________ Action 2: __________________________________ A. had gone / finished B. went / had finished C. had been going /finished
1- Before ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. …… After he ______ his university diploma, he ______ searching for a job.
2- After __________________________________________________________________________________ A. got / had started B. got / had been starting C. had got /started
3- When _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. …… They ______ there for many years before they _____ to move out.
II. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS: A. had been living /decided B. lived / had decided C. live /decided
D. My father was working as a chef for 30 years. He retired last year. 4. …… When I ______ at the company, the director ______ . He wasn’t there.
Action 1 : My father was working as a chef for 30 years ; Action 2 : He retired last year. A. had arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had been arriving /left

1- After my father had been working as a chef for 30 years, he retired last year. C. USE THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE.
2- Before my father retired last year, he had been working as a chef for 30 years. 1. Jane (read) ……………………… a lot about animals before she (visit) ……..………… the zoo.
III. STUDY THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES: 2. Where (you/be) ………………….…………….. when I (see) ……………………..……… you ?
3. Kamal ( tell) ………………….. us about the film that he (see) ………..………….a week before.
1. - Sam : Had you ever studied any Arabic before you moved to Morocco ?
4. She (not /finish) …….…...………..her talk when they (start) ……………..asking questions.
- Mark: Yes. I had learnt some basic Arabic before I moved to Morocco. 5. I (come) ……………..…… late to work because I (miss) ………….……………. the first train.
2. Because I hadn’t prepared well , I received a low grade on my first math exam.
3. Salwa hadn’t been studying any French before she graduated from university; she D. USE THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PAST PEREFCT CONTINUOUS.
had been studying English. 1. The pavement ( be) ……..………….muddy because it ( rain) …………………………….all night.
4 - Samir : Had your uncle been smoking for a long time before he got lung cancer ? 2. He (not/do) ……….……..anything for many days before this job offer (come) …….……. .
3. She ( feel )……….….. dizzy because she ( talk) ……………….…… on the phone for so long.
- Nabil : Yes, he had been smoking for 20 years before he got lung cancer.
4. He (work) …………..……………… here for years before he (find) ………..……..another job.
5. I ( take ) ………………………… a quick shower after I ( go ) …………..……………… Jogging.
Past Perfect Simple USE :
Affirmative : subj + had + past participle Used to emphasize the order of two actions in the
past . The 1st action takes the past perfect form, E. USE THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE or THE PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS.
Interrogative : had + subj + past participle ?
and the 2nd action takes the simple past form. 1. When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) ……………………….. up the tickets.
Negative : subj + hadn’t + past participle
2. We (watch) ……….…………………………… the play for 90 mins when the lights went off.
Past Perfect Continuous USE :
3. I could not send you a postcard because I (lose) ………………………..…….. your address.
Affirmative : subj + had been + verbing Used to indicate that an action/activity was
4. (you / practice) ……………………………………………for two weeks before you took the test ?
happening before another one happened. The
Interrogative : had+ subj + been + verbing ? 5. After she ( finish )…………………………….…………. the housework, she went shopping.
1st action takes the past perfect continuous form,
Negative : subj + hadn’t been + verbing and the 2nd action takes the simple past form. 6. The storm destroyed the house that they (build) ……………………………………………..