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Unit 3: Past perfect simple / Past perfect
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A Fill in the blanks with the past perfect simple or continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. Barbara was Mary’s best friend. She (know) her all her life.
2. We were wet because we (run) in the rain.
3. They were very hungry because they (not eat) yet.
4. I was relieved when I found my wallet. I (look) for it for hours.
5. Peter was exhausted because he (study) all morning.
6. You saw everything white because it (snow) all night.
7. The passengers were really mad because the airline (lose) everyone’s bags.
8. We (not see) each other for ages, but I recognised Mathew immediately.
B Ask questions using the prompts given and the past perfect simple or continuous.
1. Sue seemed really happy.
(dance / she / with Michael / all night /?)
2. He was dismissed.
(he / steal / from the company / for a / long time /?)
3. It was not the first time I’d met him.
(meet / you / before / many times /?)
4. He called me at eleven in the evening.
(he / a solution / find / finally /? / he / try / to find one / for long /?)
5. By the time I came back from my trip, I realised things were different.
(what / change /?)
6. “ before you decided to see me?”,
the doctor asked me. (those symptoms / how long / feel / you /?)
7. When did you realise
(to him / happen / what /?)
8. His English was perfect.
(he / learn / it / how long /?)
C Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple or continuous of
the verbs in brackets.
This time last year I 1 (walk) in the rain along a country road in Spain with my friend
Clara. We 2 (decide) to go on a camping holiday there a few months before.
We 3 (never be) to Spain before, but we 4 (know) it had lots of
interesting places to visit and we 5 (book) some camping sites in advance.
We 6 (plan) our route carefully, but we 7 (forget) one important thing: the
weather. It 8
(rain) heavily since we arrived and that night
9 (have)
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to sleep in a tent in a wet muddy field. Then, the next morning, as we 10 (walk) down a
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steep hill, my foot 11 (get) stuck in the mud and I 12 (fall off). I
13 immediately (know) that I 14 (break) my ankle, and after a visit to the
local hospital we 15 (catch) the next train home.
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Unit 3: Past perfect simple / Past perfect
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Worksheet 4
Unit 3: Past perfect simple / Past perfect
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4. I was relieved when I found my wallet. I had been looking / had looked for it for hours.
5. Peter was exhausted because he had studied / had been studying all morning.
6. You saw everything white because it had snowed / had been snowing all night.
7. The passengers were really mad because the airline had been losing / had lost everyone’s bags.
8. We hadn’t seen / hadn’t been seeing each other for ages, but I recognised Mathew immediately.
BAsk questions using the prompts given and the past perfect simple or continuous.
1. Sue seemed really happy.
(she / dance / with Michael / all night /?)
2. He was dismissed.
(he / steal / from the company / for a / long time /?)
3. It was not the first time I’d met him.
(you / meet / before / many times /?)
4. He called me at eleven in the evening.
(he / a solution/ find / finally /? / he / try / to find one / for long /?)
5. By the time I came back from my trip, I realised things were different.
(what / change /?)
6. “ before you decided to see
me?”, the doctor asked me. (how long / you / feel / those symptoms /?)
7. When did you realise
(what / happen / to him /?)
8. His English was perfect.
(how long / he / learn / it /?)
C Circle the correct past tense.
This time last year I 1 was walking / walked in the rain along a country road in Spain with my friend
Clara. We 2 decided / had decided to go on a camping holiday there a few months before.
We 3 had never been / hadn’t never been to Spain before, but we 4 had known / knew it had lots
of interesting places to visit and we 5 had been booking / had booked some camping sites in advance.
We 6 planned / had planned our route carefully, but we 7 were forgetting / forgot one important
thing: the weather. It 8 had been raining / was raining heavily since we arrived and that night we 9
had / had had to sleep in a tent in a wet muddy field. Then, the next morning, as we 10 walked / were
walking down a steep hill, my foot 11 12
got / was getting stuck in the mud and fell off / had fallen
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off. I immediately was knowing / knew that I had broken / was breaking my ankle, and after a
visit to the local hospital had been catching / caught the next train home.
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