Practice exercises - Past Perfect X Simple Past
* Complete the sentences with Simple Past or Past Perfect.
1- After Fred __had spent__ (spend) his holiday in Italy he ___wanted____ (want) to learn Italian.
2- Jill ____________________ (phone) Dad at work before she____________________ (leave) for her trip.
3- Susan ____________________ (turn on) the radio after she ____________________ (wash) the dishes.
4- When she ____________________ (arrive) the match ____________________ (already /start).
5- After the man ____________________ (come) home he ____________________ (feed) the cat.
6- Before he ____________________ (sing) a song he ____________________ (play) the guitar.
7- She ____________________ (watch) a video after the children ____________________ (go) to bed.
8- After Eric ____________________ (make) breakfast he ____________________ (phone) his friend.
9- I ____________________ (be) very tired because I ____________________ (study) too much.
10- They ____________________ (ride) their bikes before they ____________________ (meet) their friends.
11- We ____________________ (already /eat) when John ____________________ (come) home.
12- Juan ____________________ (pass) all his exams before the end of the year.
13- When I ____________________ (get) to the airport I discovered I ____________________ (forget) my passport.
14- That morning, I ____________________ (go) to the library, then I ____________________ (buy) some milk and ____________________ (go) home.
15- I ____________________ (open) my handbag to find that I ____________________ (forget) my credit card.
16- When we ____________________ (arrive) at the station, the train ____________________ (already /leave).
17- We ____________________ (get) home to find that someone ____________________ (break into) the house.
18- I ____________________ (open) the fridge to find that someone ____________________ (eat) all my chocolate.
19- I ____________________ (know) my husband for three years when we____________________ (get) married.
20- Julie ____________________ (be) very pleased to see that John ____________________ (clean) the kitchen.
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
1- After Fred __had spent__ (spend) his holiday in Italy he ___wanted____ (want) to learn Italian.
2- Jill _had phoned_ (phone) Dad at work before she_left_ (leave) for her trip.
3- Susan _turned on_ (turn on) the radio after she _had washed_ (wash) the dishes.
4- When she _arrived_ (arrive) the match __had already started__ (already /start).
5- After the man _had come_ (come) home he __fed__ (feed) the cat.
6- Before he _sang_ (sing) a song he _had played_ (play) the guitar.
7- She _watched_ (watch) a video after the children __had gone__ (go) to bed.
8- After Eric _had made_ (make) breakfast he __phoned__ (phone) his friend.
9- I _was_ (be) very tired because I __had studied__ (study) too much.
10- They _had ridden_ (ride) their bikes before they __met__ (meet) their friends.
11- We _had already eaten_ (already /eat) when John __came__ (come) home.
12- Juan __had passed__ (pass) all his exams before the end of the year.
13- When I _got_ (get) to the airport I discovered I _had forgotten_ (forget) my passport.
14- That morning, I __had gone__ (go) to the library, then I __bought__ (buy) some milk and __went__ (go) home.
15- I _ opened__ (open) my handbag to find that I __had forgotten__ (forget) my credit card.
16- When we _arrived_ (arrive) at the station, the train __had already left__ (already /leave).
17- We _got_ (get) home to find that someone _ had broken into__ (break into) the house.
18- I _opened_ (open) the fridge to find that someone _had eaten_ (eat) all my chocolate.
19- I __had known__ (know) my husband for three years when we__got__ (get) married.
20- Julie _was_ (be) very pleased to see that John _had cleaned_ (clean) the kitchen.
Explicação:
O Past Perfect é utilizado para demonstrar que uma ação no passado ocorreu antes de outra ação, também no passado, usando o auxiliar "had" + o particípio do verbo principal.