PAST PERFECT

1 Match A to B to form sentences.

A B
1. David had already seen the film ....... a. because he hadn’t changed in
years.
2. The teacher was angry with Sue ....... b. the train had already left.
3. It was easy for me to recognise John ....... c. after someone had broken
into the house.
4. We arrived home ....... d. so he didn’t come with us to
the cinema.
5. By the time I arrived at the station, ....... e. who had forgotten to do her
homework.

2 Choose the correct answer.

1. The police had arrested / arrested the thief because he broke / had broken the
law.
2. By the time the police had arrived / arrived, the man surrendered / had
surrendered.
3. The police investigated / had investigated the woman who robbed / had robbed
the bank.
4. The witnesses had identified / identified the suspect after they had seen / saw
the murder.

3 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Perfect Simple and Past
Simple.
1. by the time / we / arrive home / the burglars / run away / .
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2. I / not leave / the party / until / my friends / go / .
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3. Sally / already / book a ticket / when / she / cancel / her trip / .
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4. you / already / see the film / before / you / read the book / ?
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4 Answer the questions. Use the Past Perfect Simple.

1. John lied to his mother. When she found out the truth, she was very angry.
Why was John’s mother angry?
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2. Jason ate all the ice cream. When Laura opened the fridge, there was none left.
 Why didn’t Laura have any ice cream?
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3. Paul forgot to send Debby an invitation to his party. Debby missed the party.
Why did Debby miss Paul’s party?
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4. Lisa’s parents went to bed early. They were sleeping when she got home.
Why was the house quiet when Lisa got home?
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5 Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect
Simple or Past Simple.
1. My friends …………………… (eat) before I …………………… (arrive).
2. Tom …………………… (not pass) the test because he …………………… (not
study).
3. There …………………… (be) a lot of mud outside because it ……………………
(rain) earlier
in the day.
4. I …………………… (go) to bed after I …………………… (watch) my favourite show.
5. By the time I …………………… (get) to the party, everyone ……………………
(begin) dancing.

6 Complete the text using the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple or
Past Simple.

On 10th December, 1968, a car filled with a large amount of money was on its way to a
Japanese bank. A young policeman on a police motorbike 1…………………… (stop)
the car. He 2…………………… (tell) the bank workers in the car that someone
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…………………… (put) a bomb under the car. The four workers 4……………………
(get out) of the car and the policeman 5…………………… (go) under it to look for the
bomb. A few minutes later, the workers 6…………………… (notice) smoke and flames
under the car. They 7…………………… (not realise) that the police officer
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…………………… (be) really a thief. He 9…………………… (start) the fire before he
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…………………… (appear) from under the car. After the workers 11……………………
(run) far away, the “policeman” quickly 12…………………… (put out) the fire. He
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…………………… (get) into the car and 14…………………… (drive) away with all the
money. By the time the “real” policemen 15…………………… (arrive), the thief
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…………………… (disappear). He was never arrested.