1. Translation - Past Perfect
1. John asistió a la junta a las 4 de la tarde ayer pero no encontró a nadie porque
se había pospuesto para dos días después y nadie le había avisado.
2. Julia faltó dos meses a la escuela el año pasado. Pero sacó 10 en todos sus
exámenes al final porque se había puesto al día pronto.
3. James no sacó a su perro a caminar en la mañana porque se había quedado
dormido.
4. Arnold estuvo buscando otro trabajo el mes pasado porque hicieron recorte de
personal.
5. Jacob ya había invitado a Linda a salir cuando su mejor amigo lo hizo.
6. Salvador reprobó 4 exámenes finales en su último año de sus estudios
universitarios porque se había atrasado por haber estado hospitalizado debido
a una infección intestinal.
7. Rosa tuvo que dar a un perro en adopción porque había lidiado mucho con él
por 3 años. Era bravo y había mordido a varias personas ya.
8. Los papás de Gloria no podían creer que se hubiera sacado 10 en el examen de
matemáticas. Pero su hermano les dijo que lo había vuelto a hacer.
9. Luis llegó tarde a su trabajo ayer porque su alarma no había sonado.
10. Lisa llegó llorando a su casa porque una compañera la había estado
molestando todo el día.
11. José tuvo problemas psicológicos después de que sus padres se hubieran
separado.
12. Todo mundo le preguntaba a Donald que sin por qué andaba tan contento.
Nunca les quiso decir que era porque había empezado una relación romántica
con una chica.
13. Albert llegó 30 minutos tarde a su casa porque se había encontrado por
casualidad a su mejor amigo en la primaria.
14. Alfred se enojó ayer en el club nocturno porque un desconocido le echó los
perros a su esposa.
15. Jacky regañó a su hijo ayer en la noche porque había andado toda la tarde con
sus amigos y no le había avisado a ella con quién estaba.
16. Laura no pudo tomar una pequeña siesta antes de irse al aeropuerto en el
cuarto del hotel porque ya había entregado la llave.
2. Past Perfect Positive and Negative
Make the past perfect:
1. I arrived at the cinema. The film start. (when)
2. Ann (live) in China. She went to Thailand. (before)
3. They (eat) the shellfish. They begin to feel sick. (after)
4. If you (listen) to me, you get the job.
5. Julie didn’t arrive until. I ____________________ (leave). (after)
6. We (finish) dinner, we went out. (when)
7. The garden was dead because it (be) water all summer.
8. He (meet) her before somewhere.
9. We were late for the plane because we (forgot)our passports.
10. She told me that she (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The grass was yellow. It (not / rain) all summer. (because)
12. The lights went off. We (not / pay) the electricity bill.
13. The children (not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ___________________ (not /
bring) our tickets.
16. She said that she ___________________ (not / visit) the UK before.
17. Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party.
18. I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
19. He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to
use it.
20. You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very
nervous.
3. Past Perfect Questions
Make past perfect simple ‘yes / no’ or ‘wh’ questions:
1. _______________________ (you / go) there before we went together?
2. _______________________ (she / see) the film already?
3. Why _______________________ (he / forgot) 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 went on holiday
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?
4. Past Perfect and Past Simple
Choose the past perfect, or the past simple:
1. We had already eaten when John ________________________________
(come) home.
2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams.
3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport I
discovered I had forgotten my passport.
4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy)
some milk and went home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I ________________________________
(forgot) my credit card.
6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station,
the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone ________________________________
(break) into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone
________________________________ (eat) all my chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we
________________________________ (get) married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John
________________________________ (clean) the kitchen.
5. 11. It ________________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the
grass was completely dead.
12. When he ________________________________ (arrive) at the party,
Julie had just left.
13. After arriving home, I realised I ________________________________
(not / buy) any milk.
14. The laundry was wet – it ________________________________ (rain)
while I was out.
15. William felt ill last night because he
________________________________ (eat) too many cakes.
16. Keiko ________________________________ (meet) William last
September.
17. First I tidied the flat, then I ________________________________ (sit)
down and had a cup of coffee.
18. John ________________________________ (play) the piano when he was
a child, but he doesn’t play now.
19. When I opened the curtains the sun was shining but the ground was white.
It ________________________________ (snow) during the night.
20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John
________________________________ (have) a party.
6. Verb Tense Exercise
Simple Past / Past Perfect
I can't believe I (get) that apartment. I (submit) my application last
week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) up to
take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) before
me. Most of them (fill, already) out their applications and were already leaving.
The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
I (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They
(want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord
because I (have) some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't
recommend me. I (end) up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide) to give me the apartment. It turns out that the
landlord and my father (go) to high school together. He decided that I could have
the apartment before he (look) at my credit report. I really lucked out!
7. Verb Tense Exercise
Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses
1. When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane
(prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner.
2. Since I began acting, I (perform) in two plays, a television commercial
and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) publicly before I
came to Hollywood in 1985.
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) without
me. My boss (be) furious with me and I (be) fired.
4. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that
was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) the song in years, and it
(bring) back some great memories.
5. Last week, I (run) into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see,
not) each other in years, and both of us (change) a great
deal. I (enjoy) talking to her so much that I (ask) her out on a
date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.
6. When Jack (enter) the room, I (recognize, not) him
because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard. He
looked totally different!
7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan;
however, their culture (disappear, virtually) by the time
Europeans first (arrive) in the New World.
8. I (visit) so many beautiful places since I (come) to Utah.
Before moving here, I (hear, never) of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or
Canyonlands.
8. Pon el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma adecuada del Past Perfect.
1 I told her that I not go to the cinema.
2 She thought that she already send him an e-mail.
3 You met her before?
4 My wife not sleep the night before our wedding.
5 They / not decide to leave?
6 She / leave the books on the table?
7 I wondered if she make that delicious chocolate cake.
8 My sister was sad because her husband not buy her any wedding
anniversary gift.
9 She not understand our questions?
10 She would have married you if you ask her.
