Bài tập & Lời giải
1. Read the example of the past perfect. Then look at the timeline and answer the question below.
When I got home, somebody had tidied my room.
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2. Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Tom _____________(take) his bike apart and was trying to fix it.
2 She took out a letter which she ____________(keep) in a drawer for years.
3 When I clicked ‘buy’, the price ____________(increase).
4 I was cross when the computer suddenly switched off, because I ____________(not save) my document.
5 He couldn’t move back to London because he____________(sell) his flat there.
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3. Complete the text with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
A family in Wales has tried, without success, to get their hands on £5,000 which belongs to them. Six months ago, Richard Williams found a note inside a book. It was from his father, Allan Jones, who (1)_____________ (die) two years earlier. The note told Richard about a metal box with £5,000 inside – money that his father (2)_____________ (save up) during his lifetime. Before he died, his father (3)_____________ (bury) the box in the garden, near the house. Then he (4)_____________ (write) a note for the family. He (5)____________ (draw) a small map too, showing the exact location of the money.
Unfortunately, since Allan’s death, the Williams family (6)_____________ (do) some building work. They (7)_____________ (add) two rooms to the back of house – directly on top of the buried money! ‘If we tried to get the money now, we’d cause too much damage. It would cost more than £5,000 to repair it,’ says Richard, who (8)_____________ (not know) anything about his father’s money until he found the note.
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4. Rewrite the following sentences using one past perfect verb and one past simple verb.
1 I bought a ticket, then I checked the numbers.
After I’d bought a ticket, I checked the numbers.
2 We bought some chicken, then we made dinner.
When ___________________________
3 My parents went out, then I got home.
When ___________________________
4 The sun came out, then we arrived at the beach.
After ___________________________
5 I took my bike apart, then I cleaned every piece.
After ___________________________
6 It got dark, then we arrived at the hotel.
When ___________________________
7 I spoke to my dad, then I applied for the job.
After ____________________________
8 She read the letter, then she began to laugh.
When ___________________________
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5. Look at the updates showing what Callum did yesterday. Then write more sentences like the example. Use the past perfect and the past simple.
9:30 Just got up. It’s late - but it’s the weekend!
10:30 No milk! Toast for breakfast.
11:11 Shopping in town, looking for a new skateboard.
12:10 I've found a great skateboard! I'm buying it.
12:52 Meeting friends for lunch in town. I'm early!
15:45 Finished my homework. Phew!
17:29 Practising the guitar. Concert tomorrow!
19:04 Great! Pasta for dinner!
21:25 Watching a DVD - but it’s boring.
22:15 Reading a maqazine about extreme sports.
1 get up / have breakfast
After he’d got up, he had breakfast.
2 have breakfast / go shopping
________________________
3 buy a skateboard / meet friends for lunch
________________________
4 finish his homework / practise the guitar
________________________
5 have dinner / watch a DVD
________________________
6 read a magazine / go to bed
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