Грамматический материал по английскому языку "The Past Perfect Tense" (8 класс)

The Past Perfect Tense

Употребляется для обозначения

- действия, которое завершено к определённому моменту времени,

- нескольких действий в прошлом, одно из которых произошло раньше остальных.

+ Подл. had V3

- Подл. hadn`t V3 (+ed / 3 форма)

? Had Подл. V3

1.Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect.

1. We rushed to the station but it was too late. The train _____ just (go).

2. The house was very quiet because everybody _____ (leave) it.

3. We had no car at the time because we _____ (sell) our old one.

4. Last year my family was in France, we _____ never _____ (be) there before.

5. As I _____ (clean) my flat, it didn`t look untidy.

6. Ann _____ just _____ (get) home when I phoned.

7. She didn`t want to go to the cinema because she _____ (see) it before.

8. My wallet wasn`t in my bag as somebody _____ (steal) it.

9. By 1960 most of Britain`s old colonies _____ (become) independent.

10. By the end of the meeting we _____ (make) the decision.

11. _____ mother _____ (cook) the dinner by the time of your arrival?

12. I _____ (not / invite) Mary to the party because I didn`t want to see her.

13. Although he _____ (play) tennis before he played very bad yesterday.

14. I received bad mark because I _____ (make) many mistakes in my test.

15. We _____ (not / finish) our work by the time.

2.Choose Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. While I was listening to the music, somebody _____ into the room.

a) came b) had come

2. I enjoyed this film even though I _____ it before.

a) saw b) had seen

3. I tried to touch John in the morning but he already _____ .

a) left b) had left

4. The teacher _____ that the pupil didn`t know the lesson.

a) understood b) had understood

5. I _____ my composition by the end of the lesson.

a) wrote b) had written

6. He told me he _____ football before.

a) played b) had played

7. When I _____ the door everybody was there.

a) opened b) had opened

8. We _____ with him when we lived in Italy.

a) met b) had met

9. At first I _____ the book, then I saw the film.

a) read b) had read

10. When I _____ on the bus I realized that I had forgotten my key.

a) was b) had been

11. I didn`t know her address because I _____ the note with it.

a) lost b) had lost

12. He remembered this accident which he _____ on the road.

a) saw b) had seen

13. She _____ as a nurse before she became a doctor.

a) worked b) had worked

14. The children _____ up the dishes after the dinner.

a) washed b) had washed

15. We met Ann last week she _____ better than before.

a) looked b) had looked