1.Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past.1) After Fred (to spend) his holiday in Italy he (to want) to learn Italian.2) Jill (to phone) Dad at work before she (to leave) for her trip.3) Susa (to turn on) the radio after she (to wash) the dishes.4) When she (to arrive) the match already (to start).5) After the man (to come) home he (to feed) the cat.6) Before he (to sing) a song he (to play) the guitar.7) She (to watch) a video after the children (to go) to bed.8) After Eric (to make) breakfast he (to phone) his friend.9) I (to be) very tired because I (to study) too much.10) They (to ride) their bikes before they (to meet) their friends.

2.Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build). 2. He (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997. 3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework. 4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make). 5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before. 6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order). 7. I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before. 8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) the tree. 9. (he / phone) Angie before he went to see her in London? 10. She (not / ride) a horse before that day.

3.Write the verbs in Past Perfect Simple.

1. The pupils talked about the film they (watch). 2. I was late for work because I (miss) the bus. 3. We lived in the house that my father (build). 4. We admired the picture that Lucy (paint). 5. They watered the trees that they (plant) 6. The teacher corrected the tests that the pupils (write). 7. I received a good mark in my test because I (practise) 8. The mail order house did not send me the shirt that I (order). 9. I had to clean the floor because my cats (knock) over the flower pots. 10. My friend was in hospital because she (slip) on a banana skin.

4.Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

1. (what / Bob / do) that he was kept in after school? 2. (you / eat) anything before you went to the theatre? 3. (he / live) in London before he moved to Glasgow? 4. (she / find) a new job by that time? 5. (they / book) a room before they went to Dublin? 6. (how often / you / ring) the bell before he answered the door? 7. (why / they / have) dinner before they came to the party? 8. (Carly / wash) the dishes when her mum came home? 9. (you / read) the contract before you signed it?

10. (who / live) in the house before we moved in?

Test1.

Write the past participle (3rd form) of the following irregular verbs.

1. speak 2. catch 3. eat 4. understand 5. begin

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).

1. I lost the key that he (give) to me. 2. She told me that she (see)a ghost. 3. I went downstairs because I (hear) a noise. 4. When they came home, Sue (cook) dinner already. 5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) our address book.

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order). 2. He went to Alaska where he (not / be) before. 3. She put on the red dress, which she (not / wear) for ages. 4. He (not / play) tennis before that day. 5. His mother was angry because he (not / help) her with the shopping.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

1. (you / finish) your homework before you went to the cinema? 2. (why / you / clean) the bathroom before you bathed the dog? 3. (you / have) breakfast before you came here? 4. (she / find) a place to stay when she went to Boston? 5. (where / she / live) before she moved to Chicago?

Test2

Write the past participle (3rd form) of the following irregular verbs.

1. think 2. sleep 3. throw4. wear 5. swim

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).

1. They spent their honeymoon in Paris where they (meet) two years before. 2. When Alice (do) the shopping, she picked her children up from school. 3. He showed us the place where he (hurt) his leg.

4. I looked at the photos that he (send). 5. Yesterday I read an interesting article which my teacher (recommend) to me.

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).

1. I (not / touch) a snake before that day. 2. Andy won the match although he (not / play) squash before. 3. When I left the house, I (not / have) breakfast yet. 4. Jim crashed into another car because he (not / realise) the red traffic light. 5. I worked on Saturday, so I (not / go) to the party the day before.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

1. (what / you / say) before you opened the window? 2. (he / speak) to you before he called us? 3. (you / switch) off the cooker before we left? 4. (you / take) the laundry in when it started to rain? 5. (who / live) in that house before the Smiths bought it?

Past Perfect - Questions Make the past perfect simple - 'wh' or 'yes/no' questions 1) (you/go) there before we went together? .2) (she/see) the film already? .3) Why (he/forget) about the meeting? .4) (it/be) cold all week? .5) (I/read) the book before the class? .6) When she arrived (we/eat) already? .7) Where (you/be) when I saw you? .8) (they/travel) by bullet train before? .9) (John/meet) Lucy before they worked together? .10) (you/do) your homework before I saw you? .11) Where (she/work)? .12) (I/pay) the bill before we left? .13) (we/visit) my parents already that winter? .14) When you called, (they/eat) dinner? .15) How (he/manage) to fix the cooker? .16) (my sister/be) sick for a long time? .17) How much (she/study) before the exam? .18) What (you/cook) for dinner that night? .19) When (they/arrive)? .20) How many coffees (she/drink) before the interview?