Упражнения на Past Perfect

1. When I got had got to the party, it already started had already started raining.
2. I just finished had just finished writing my essay when Laura phoned had phoned .
3. Jennifer completed had completed the training by 7 o'clock.
4. The children ran had run into their playground and saw had seen that the storm ruined had ruined everything on it.
5. Jason opened had opened the window. A white sheet of snow covered had covered the ground.
6. Sue gave me a call to say they didn't buy hadn't bought the necessary sportswear yet.
7. When we met had met , John already did had already done everything for our next class.
8. Bob was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. He washed had washed his sports suit.
9. Lucy couldn't didn't can remember the fact her friend mentioned had mentioned the day before.
10. Yesterday we started had started our training only after Harris returned had returned .

1. I won because I had played had been playing this computer game before, and I knew how to play it.
2. The children's clothes were dirty. They had played had been playing in the garden.
3. Larry had read had been reading this book three times, but he couldn't understand it.
4. I was scared because I hadn't ridden hadn't been riding a motorbike before.
5. I had walked had been walking all morning, so my feet hurt in the afternoon.
6. Sandra was very tired. She had worked had been working in the garden all day.
7. She had cried had been crying all night.
8. She was happy because she had passed had been passing her driving test.
9. George was a wise man because he had travelled had been travelling a lot when he was young.
10. Mary had travelled had been travelling for three months, and she didn't want to stop.

Complete the sentences using the given time expressions. There are three extra options.

Say what happened first (1) and what happened next (2).

1. The match had already started (1) (2) when we got (1) (2) to the stadium.
2. The match started (1) (2) after we had got (1) (2) to the stadium.
3. They played (1) (2) computer games after they had done (1) (2) their homework.
4. They played (1) (2) computer games and then they did (1) (2) their homework.
5. He had just made (1) (2) some sandwiches when his friends came (1) (2) .
6. He made (1) (2) some sandwiches when his friends came (1) (2)
7. She was (1) (2) upset because she had made (1) (2) some mistakes.
8. She was nervous (1) (2) and so she made (1) (2) some mistakes.

1. Kelly had been practised for 2 months before the show. Practising Practicing .
2. We had been watching TV for 8 o'clock. Since .
3. Helen had just cooking dinner when her husband came. Cooked .
4. I had been waiting for Mr Phelps since 2 hours. For .
5. Mary had never saw the dolphins before her trip to Turkey last year. Seen .
6. How much had John been waiting when Rose came? Long .
7. Had you been walking for a long time before you met us?—Yes, I did . Had .
8. His hair was wet when I met him. He has been swimming. Had .

By the time Mrs Green came home, her children had done all the housework. She was very happy.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given verbs.

1. I have driven on this road before. Just put on your belt.
2. I hadn't met had not met anyone from Texas before I met Sarah.
3. We have eaten the lasagna here. Let's eat it again!
4. When the police arrived, the burglar had escaped .
5. She has had a sore throat since Friday.

Negate the sentences.

1. She had lost her purse. — She hadn't lost had not lost her purse.
2. Sally has just cut her finger. — Sally hasn't has not just cut her finger.
3. Sam has stolen a smartphone. — Sam hasn't stolen has not stolen a smartphone.
4. My mum had made pizza. — My mum hadn't made had not made pizza.
5. We have learned new words. — We haven't learned have not learned new words.

1. Ann felt cold because she had forgotten had been forgetting to take her coat.
2. How long did Aron climbed had Aron been climbing before the accident happened?
3. Peter was upset because he had been seeing had seen a horrible car crash.
4. They walked had been walking in the forest for hours before they realised they were lost.
5. Tom had been waiting waited for two hours when the rescue helicopter finally arrived.

In 1990, two friends Robert and Barry managed to survive the harsh conditions of the Sahara desert alone for two days. The two friends had enrolled had been enrolling in the Marathon of the Sands which was a seven-day foot race through the Sahara desert. Before the competition began they had packed had been packing all the food, clothing and supplies they needed on their desert adventure in large rucksacks, which they carried on their backs. On the first day of the event the two friends had walked had been walking in the desert for a few hours when all of a sudden a sandstorm appeared out of nowhere. They had nowhere to take cover. Robert opened his rucksack only to realise that he had forgotten had been forgetting to pack their compass. Terrified, the men sat in the middle of the sandstorm and waited for help to arrive. They had waited had been waiting for two days before the organisers of the event realised that the two men were missing. The organisers sent a rescue team which eventually found them. The two men felt extremely lucky to be alive!