2. Past perfect
We use the past perfect simple to talk about
what happened before a point in the past. It
looks back from a point in the past to further
in the past.
• I hadn't known the bad news when I spoke to
him.
• I checked with the supplier and they still
hadn't received the contract.
• She had already told him before I got a chance
to give him my version.
3. The past perfect simple is often used when we
report what people has
said/thought/believed.
• He told me they had already paid the bill.
• He said he believed that John had moved to
Italy.
• I thought we had already decided on a name
for this product.
4. Exercise 1 Mix and match
1. By the time I got to her house,
2. When I turned on the TV,
3. It was nice to see Richard again,
4. I wasn’t hungry in the evening,
5. I went to see if the painters had finished,
6. I met Oliver’s wife at the party,
7. When I got home, I realised
8. I bought him a camera
5. a. but she had already got one.
b. I’d had a huge lunch.
c. I’d never met her before.
d. the program had already started.
e. I hadn’t seen him for years.
f. but they hadn’t even started.
g. she had already left.
h. I had left the door open.
7. Exercise 2 What did they say?
/hadn’t waited, had bought , had never been,
had just left, had sold, had tried/
1. ‘I’ve never been here before.’= He said he
________________________ there before.
2. ‘She has just left. ’ = He said that she
________________________________ .
3. ‘They didn’t wait for me. ’ = She said that they
______________________________ for her.
8. 4. ‘I tried to call her this morning.’= I told you I
_________________________to call her this
morning.
5. ‘Did you buy it?’ = I asked her if she
______________________ .
6. ‘have you sold your house yet? ’= I asked
them if they ____________________ their
house.
9. Answer key for EXC 2
1. had never seen
2. had just left
3. hadn’t waited
4. had tried
5. had bought
6. had sold
10. Responses with So and Neither
So and Neither
So and neither responses can be very difficult. Let's just
focus on what we say if we agree with someone.
If someone says something negative and we agree with
them we can use neither.
If someone says something positive and we agree with
them we can use so.
We must also remember that the verb in the statement
needs to agree with the verb in the response:
• "I am excited about the party."
"So am I."
11. EXERCISE 1 Choose the correct one.
1. I don't like mushrooms.
a. Neither don't. b. So do I c. Neither do I
2. I love going to the cinema.
a. So am I b. So do I c. I can
3. I can't swim.
a. Neither do I b. I can c. Neither can I
4 . I haven't got a dog
a. I have b. Neither have c. So have I
5. I enjoyed the concert.
a. So have I b. So did I c. Neither did I
12. 6. I want to go shopping.
a. I am b. So do I c. So have I
7. I'm really tired.
a. So have I b. So am I c. So did I
8. I don't agree.
a. Neither do I b. Neither did I c. So do I
9. I wish it was Saturday!
a. Neither do I b. So do I c. So can I
10. I've got 3 sisters.
a. So have I b. Neither have I c. So am I
13. Answer key for the EXC 1
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. B
10.A
