PAST PERFECT TENSE

 

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. As soon as I …….. my homework, I watched TV.
( finish – finishing – had finished – finished )
2. Before he went home, he …………. his uncle.
( had visited – is visiting – will visit – visits )
3. As soon as he had revised his lessons, he …………. to bed.
( go – has gone – had gone – went )
4. After I ……….… the homework, I switched on the TV.
( have finished – finishing – has finished – had finished )
5. When the firemen …….. the house had burned down.
( had arrived – arrived – arrives – would arrive )
6. The thief had escaped before the police …………..
( had arrived – arrived – arrives – would arrive )
7. when I reached the phone, it ………… ringing.
( stops – stopped- has stopped – had stopped )
8. by the time he …………. home , his family had finished dinner.
( has returned – returns – returned – will return )
9. I …………. to bed after I had seen the film.
( went – go – had gone – will go )
10. As soon as I had heard that my uncle was in hospital , I ………. to visit him.
( went – have gone – will go – had gone )
11. After he ……….. his lessons , he went to bed.
( have studied – will study – had studied – study )
12. After Omar ………….. how to use a computer he practised it everyday.
( learns – learnt – has learnt – had learnt )
13. By the time the ambulance ……………. the patient had died.
( arrived – arrives – had arrived – arriving )
14. After he ………….. his friend, he went out.
( phoned – had phoned – phones- phoning )
15. ……….. we had finished dinner, we washed the dished.
( For – While – After – So )
16. As soon as the thief …………. the police, he ran away.
( has seen – would see – was seen – had seen )
17. …………… Soufien returned home, his mother had prepared dinner.
( After – Before – Until – Till )
18. I thanked him for what he ……………..
( does – had done – do – done )
19. Did you post the letter after you ……….. it?
( wrote – write – writes – had written )
20. After he …….. his work, he watched TV.
( finish – had finished – finishes – finishing )

Rewrite :

1. He went for a walk after he had finished his dinner.
( until)
2. Before writing the letter, he had bought a stamp.
( After )
3. First he did the shopping; then, he welcomed his guests.
( As soon as )
4. He studied his lessons. Then, he watched TV.
( By the time )
5. We arrived at the station, the bus had gone.
( As soon as )
6. She had finished her homework, she watched TV.
( After )
7. He came to the house. We had gone to bed.
( When )
8. He went to the cinema. The film had started.
( By the time )
9. She got ready to go out. Then it began to rain.
( by the time )
10. She phoned her friend, then she watched TV.
( After )
11. The thieves left the supermarket. Then the police arrived.
(By the time )
12. After he had written the letter. He took it to the post office.
(before )
13. The train left. Then, he arrived at the station.
( before )
14. First I had a meal. Then, I took the medicine.
( after/ before)
15. The man broke the shop window. The officer arrested him.
( Because )
16. The police arrived . The thief escaped.
( By the time )
17. First the thieves smashed the glass. Then, they went into the shop.
( After)
18. He studied his lessons. Then, he went to the club.
( As soon as )
19. First he recovered. Then he left the hospital.
( as soon as )
20. She didn’t answer the exam well. Then she was sad.
( because )

1. had finished
2. had visited
3. went
4. had finished
5. arrived
6. arrived
7. had stopped
8. returned
9. went
10. went
11. had studied
12. had learnt
13. arrived
14. had phoned
15. After
16. had seen
17. Before
18. had done
19. had written
20. had finished
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1. He didn’t go for a walk until he had finished his dinner.
2. After he had bought a stamp, he wrote a letter.
3. As soon as he had done the shopping he welcomed his guests.
4. By the time he had finished his lessons he watched TV.
5. The bus had gone as soon as we arrived at the station
6. After she had finished her homework, she watched TV.
7. We had gone to bed when he came to the house.
8. By the time we went to the cinema, the film had started.
9. It had begun to rain by the time she got ready to go out.
10. After she had phoned her friend, she watched TV.
11. The thieves had left the supermarket by the time the police arrived.
12. He had written the letter before he took it to the post office.
13. The train had left before he arrived at the station.
14. I took the medicine after I had a meal.
15. The officer arrested the man because he had broken the shop window.
16. By the time the police arrived the thief had escaped.
17. The thieves went into the shop after they had smashed the glass.
18. As soon as he had studied his lessons he went to the club.
19. He left the hospital as soon as he had recovered.
20. She was sad because she hadn’t answered the exam well.