1. PAST TENSE OR PAST PERFECT?

2. When he (wake up) , his mother (already / prepare) breakfast.

3. We (go) to London because the Queen (invite) us for tea.

4. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and (call) a friend.

5. When she (start) to learn English, she (already / learn) French.

6. Jane (already / type) ten pages when her computer (crash) .

7. By the time he (arrive) at the pub, they (run) out of beer.

8. Before that day we (never / think) of going to Japan.

9. I (know) him for a long time before I (meet) his family.

10. They (not / know) where to meet because nobody (tell) them.

11. It (be) cloudy for days before it finally (begin) to rain.

2. Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

  Simple Past Past Perfect Simple

I / go

he / drive

they / put

you / feel

she / stop

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. 'Already' is a signal word for ... 2. 'before that day' is a signal word for ...

3. 'first' is a signal word for ...

4. 'up to then' is a signal word for ...

5. 'then' is a signal word for ...

3. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple)

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1. Yesterday a boy (destroy) the snowman that we (build) .

2. Jimmy (tell) us about the film that he (see) .

3. We (find) the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) .

4. He (sing) a song that I (hear / never) before.

5. PAST TENSE OR PAST PERFECT?

4. Catherine (open) the window that I (close / just) .

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or pas perfect simple).

1. It (be) a cold and rainy Sunday, so I (decide) to finish the essay that I (start) writing a few days before.

2. I (switch) on the computer and (open) the document.

3. Then I (begin) looking for my notes that I (handwrite) on a sheet of paper.

4. But the notes (be) not on my desk and I (can / not) remember where I (put) them.

5. I (turn) the whole house upside down.

6. And where (find / I) my notes?

7. I (leave) them in the sitting room, under a huge staple of papers and magazines.

8. Now that I (find) my notes, I (want) to continue writing my essay.

9. First I (know / not) what to write but then I (have) lots of ideas.

10. I (complete / almost) my essay when my computer suddenly (crash) and I

(notice) that I (forget) to save the document.

11. After I (reboot) my computer, I (see) that at least 5 of the pages I (type)

(be) missing.

12. So I (have) to start all over again.

13. . He (work) in a supermarket before he (work) as a postman.

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14. . She (feed) the dog as soon as she (do) her homework.

15. . My sister (live) in England before she (move) to Belgium.

16. After he (eat) all the sandwiches he (drink) some orange juice.

17. We (be) tired because we (work) all day.

18. . As I (miss) the bus I (walk) home again.

19. After they (install) the file they (can) go on working.

20. . He (just start) to watch TV when the telephone (ring).

9. Before she (go) to bed she (listen) to her favourite CD.

10. After he (lose) all his money he (be) poor as a church mouse.

11. She (have) a cup of coffee before she (write) the letter.

12. My sister (eat) all the jam before our parents (come) home.

13. Tom (be) very angry because Ann (shout) at him.

14. She (go) home again as soon as she (do) her shopping.

15. They (go) to a sightseeing tour after the bus (arrive).

6. PAST TENSE OR PAST PERFECT?

7. When he (wake up) , his mother (already / prepare) breakfast.

8. We (go) to London because the Queen (invite) us for tea.

9. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and (call) a friend.

10. When she (start) to learn English, she (already / learn) French.

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11. Jane (already / type) ten pages when her computer (crash) .

12. By the time he (arrive) at the pub, they (run) out of beer.

13. Before that day we (never / think) of going to Japan.

14. I (know) him for a long time before I (meet) his family.

15. They (not / know) where to meet because nobody (tell) them.

16. It (be) cloudy for days before it finally (begin) to rain.

6. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH:

Tu studiasei Franceza inainte sa te muti in Quebec.

Mary preparase deja cina inainte ca Tom sa vina acasa .

Ea a vizitat Londra inainte ca ea sa paraseasca Anglia.

Tom a spus ca va merge in Anglia, dupa ce va invata putina engleza.

George a spus ca vazuse o farfurie zburatoare in gradina..

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