Упражнения /Past Perfect/

Упражнение 1. Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect tense of the verbs below. (Дополните предложения, используя форму Past Perfect глаголов, приведенных ниже.)

Example/Пример:  to learn the poem

— I went to bed after I had learnt the poem.

 to have dinner, to do homework, to come , to read the book, to clean the room, to go shopping, to return from Australia, to finish work

1. I went to see my friend after...

2. I watched TV after...

3. They went home after...

4. He phoned me after...

5. She went to dance after...

6. We wrote a composition after...

7. They rebuilt the house after...

8.  We went for a walk after...

Упражнение 2. Insert the verbs in the Past Perfect tense. (Вставьте глаголы в Past Perfect.)

1. I ... (to have) breakfast before I went to school.

2. He went to meet his friends after he ... (to do) his homework.

3. By 8 o’clock the rain ... (to stop).

4. Alice was late because she ... (to miss) the bus.

5. She went to the post-office after she ... (to write) the letter.

6. He ... (to work) at the factory before he entered the college.

7. He got a bad mark for his test because he ... (to make) a lot of mistakes in it.

8. I went to bed after I ... (to finish) reading the book.

9. The child ... (to fall) asleep before the parents came home.

10. They ... (to marry) before they bought this house.

Упражнение 3 . Use Past Perfect of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences. (Используйте Past Perfect предложенных глаголов, чтобы дополнить предложения.)

to leave,  to go,  to die,  to see,  to live,  to fly

1. I didn’t read the text in class because I …  my book at home.

2. The children didn’t want to go to the cinema because they ... already ... the film.

3. Kate wasn’t at home last week because she ... to visit her uncle.

4. Linda never knew her father because he ... before she was born.

5. I was excited when the plane took off because I... never ... before.

6. My grandfather was always afraid of animals because he ... never ... in the country.

Упражнение 4. Say what action was done before. Combine the two sentences into one. (Oпределите, какое действие произошло раньше. Объедините два предложения в одно, не меняя части местами. Используйте BEFORE )

Example:

I sent a telegram. Then I met my friend.

— I had sent a telegram before I met my friend.

1. The rain stopped. I went for a walk.

2. I did my homework. My mother returned home.

3. We met in the street. We went to the park.

4. They packed their things. Then they started.

5. I had dinner. I switched on the TV set.

6. He returned home. The guests left.

7. We came to the cinema. The film began.

8. I read the book. I saw the play.                .

9. They lived here. They moved to another place.

10. We played а game of tennis. We went to my place

Упражнение 5. Connect each pair of sentences with the conjunctions before, as soon as, after. (Объедините два предложения в одно, используя before, as soon as, after.)

Example:

 They had lived in the country. They moved to the city.

— They had lived in the country before they moved to the city.

1. He had finished school. He went to a camp.

2. She had phoned her friend. She went to meet her.

3. I read the book. I had seen the film.

4. I had cleaned my room. I invited my friends home.

5. He entered the university. He had finished school.

6. Не told me about his impressions. He had returned from his journey.

7. He was unhappy. He had got bad news.

8. I had finished the text. I handed in my exercise-book.