Translate the following sentences into English.

Past Perfect Tense

1. Make sentences from the box.

A	B because I had   because I hadn’t	C
1. I couldn’t answer the questions	crashed his car.
I was hungry	passed my driving test.
My mother was worried	got stuck in a traffic jam.
I was late	flown in a plane before.
I was pleased	slept badly.
I was nervous during the flight	revised for the exam.
My father was furious	been in touch for a long time.
I was tired	eaten all day.

Join these pairs of sentences, using the conjunctions in brackets. Change one verb into the Past Perfect (I had done).

Model: I had a bath, I went to bed. (after) – After I’d had a bath, I went to bed.

1. I read the letter. I threw it away. (when)
2. He passed his driving test, he bought a car. (as soon as)
3. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it. (when)
4. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (until)
5. I spent all my money. I went home. (when)
6. I read the book. I saw the film. (before)
7. Her children left home. She started writing. (after)

3. Supply the Past Perfect (I had done) / Past Simple (I did).

1. They had locked the gates before I got there. (to lock / to get)
2. By the time we ………….., the party …………… (to arrive / to finish)
3. I ……………the shop as soon as I ……………the contents of the box. (to ring / to check)
4. After we ……………it on the phone, I ……….him a letter about it. (to discuss / to write)
5. We ……………a good rest when our guests ……………(to have / all leave)
6. When she ……….the office this morning, Jim……………(to ring / already / to go out)
7. Before we ……………Tim to the theater, he ………a stage play before. (to take / never / to see)
8. I ………the carpet when the dog ……....in and ……….himself. (just / clean / to come / to shake)
9. He ………...to do the job in an hour, but he still ………….by 10 o’clock. (to promise / not / to finish)

4. Open the brackets using the verbs in Past Simple (I did) / Past Continuous (I was doing) / Past Perfect (I had done)

1. Gerry (to be) at home when you arrived? – No, he (to go) on a date.
2. By 8 p.m. the boss (to sign) the documents and by 8 p.m. the secretary (to make) a report.
3. When he (to see) me, I (to read) the newspaper which I (to buy) in the street.
4. Beth just (to go home) when I (to phone) her.
5. When Alison (to enter) the house she (to see) that her son (to play) with a ball she (to buy) in the shop.
6. They (to arrive) to the theater late. The play already (to begin).
7. When I (to come) in the hall, they (to unpack) the clothes they (to receive) from their foreign friends.
8. Her brother (to be) taken to hospital because he (to have) a car accident.

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Вона хотіла повернутися в місто, де провела своє дитинство. 2. Коли я визирнув у вікно, я побачив, що в небі яскраво світить сонце, а дощ припинився. 3. Коли ми прибули на вокзал, поїзд уже поїхав. 4. Не встигли ми зайти до магазину, як до нас підбіг продавець. 5. Моя подруга почувалася погано, тому що отримала сонячний опік. 6. Коли він був молодим, то брав участь у футбольних матчах. 7. Щойно ми переїхали до нового будинку, як до нас завітали сусіди. 8. Коли вона виступала на зборах, хтось шепотів у залі. 9. Охоронець не впізнав людини, яка пограбувала банк.

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