1.

Choose the past perfect, or the past perfect continuous

1. When we arrived the film ________________________________ (start).

2. She ________________________________ (work) in that company for twenty years when
she was made redundant.
3. I felt ill because I ________________________________ (drink) six cups of coffee.
4. I ________________________________ (study) all day, so I was tired.
5. How long ________________________________ (you / live) in London when your daughter
was born?
6. When I arrived at the airport I realised I ________________________________ (forget) my
passport.
7. I ________________________________ (break) my ankle, so I couldn’t go skiing last year.
8. She ________________________________ (study) English for three years when she took
the exam.
9. I ________________________________ (run), so I was hot and tired.
10. I didn’t go to the class because I ________________________________ (not / do) my
homework.

2. Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:

1. They ……………………………. (go) home after they ………………………….. (finish) their work.
2. She ………………………………….. (just / go) out when I called her.
3. My brother ………………………………. (eat) all the pie before we got back.
4. He wondered why I …………………………………………. (not / visit) him before.
5. She said that she ……………………………………………. (already / see) the Pyramids.
6. The fire ………………………………………….. (spread) to the next building before the firemen
………………………………………….. (arrive).
7. They drank small cups of coffee, after they ………………………………………. (finish) dinner.
8. He told me he ……………………………………………….. (catch) a young lion.
9. His mother …………………………………………. (worry) a lot about him before she …………………………
(hear) that he was asfe.
10. He ……………………………………………….. (already / learn) English before he …………………………
(leave) for England, but before he arrived in England, he ……………………………………… (forget) some.
11. Mary ………………………………………….. (go) swimming after she ………………… (come) home. After
she ………………………………… (swim), she ……………………. (call) her friend Judy.
12. I ……………………………………… (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I
……………………………… (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We …………………….. (have) a very good
time.
13. After they ……………………………… (finish) their breakfast, they …………………… (leave) for school.
14. Linda ……………………………………. (play) tennis after she ………………………… (do) her homework.
15. My father ……………………………. (water) the flowers after he ………………………. (clean) the car.
After he ………………………………….. (water) the flowers, he …………………………….. (have) dinner.

3. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect
simple.
1. When the student revolution came, I ………………………………………….. there for 6 months. (work)
2. Before Jim finally decided to go to Rome, he ………………………………………….. abput it for months
(think).
3. They ………………………………………….. all the chocolate cake by the time Michael got to the party!
(eat).
4. I ………………………………………….. Scarlet Johansson on three previous occasions. lucky me!
(meet)
5. The forensic evidence shows that he ………………………………………….. his nose just before he was
murdered. (pick)
6. When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he …………………………………………..
hamburgers for a month (eat).

4. Change the following sentences from DIRECT to INDIRECT SPEECH:

1. He said, “I will be here at noon.”

He said that he would be here at noon.

2. Mary said, “The train will probably arrive on time.”

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3. He said, “I have to finish this report by five o’clock.”
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4. The doctor said, “Mr. Smith will improve quickly.”

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5. William said to me, “I am leaving in the morning.”

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6. The teacher said, “Everyone has to write a composition.”

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7. John said, “I saw that movie on Wednesday.”
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8. Helen said, “I have read that book.”

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9. Mary said to John, “I cannot go to the movie with you.”

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10. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”

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11. Mary remarked, “John speaks English well.”

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12. William said to me, “I will not see Mr. Jones until Tuesday.”
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13. Mr. Smith said, “I will refuse their offer.”

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14. John said, “I certainly hope it won’t rain tomorrow.”

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15. Henry said, “I can meet them later.”

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16. The boy said, “I am only eight years old.”

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17. She said to me, “The lights have gone out.”

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18. The man said, “The telephone is out of order.”

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19. He said, “I will never speak to her again.”

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20. I said to the clerk clearly, “I have already paid that bill.”
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