EXERCICIOS 9° ANO

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past.




Example: Pat _________ (to live) in London before he _________ (to move) to Rome.



Answer: Pat had lived in London before he moved to Rome.



A) After Fred _____________(to spend) his holiday in Italy he_______________(to want) to learn Italian.

B) Jill __________________(to phone) Dad at work before she __________________(to leave) for her trip.

C) Susan __________________(to turn on) the radio after she __________________(to wash) the dishes.

D) When she ____________(to arrive) the match ______already ______________(to start).

E) After the man __________________(to come) home he ________________(to feed) the cat.

F) Before he __________________(to sing) a song he __________________(to play) the guitar.

G) She __________________(to watch) a video after the children __________________(to go) to bed.

H) After Eric __________________(to make) breakfast he __________________(to phone) his friend.

I) I __________________(to be) very tired because I __________________(to study) too much.

J) They __________________(to ride) their bikes before they __________________(to meet) their friends.



2. Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).

A. We (sleep) __________________for 12 hours when he woke us up.

B. They (wait) __________________at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

C. We (look for) __________________her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

D. I (not / walk) __________________for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

E. How long (learn / she) __________________English before she went to London?

F. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) __________________in the rain too long.

G. He (drive) __________________less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

H. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) __________________on the farm all day.

I. I (not / work) __________________all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

J. They (cycle) __________________all day so their legs were sore in the evening.



3. Make the past perfect:

A. She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam.

B. The grass was yellow because it ___________________ (not / rain) all

summer.

C. The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the

electricity bill.

D. The children ___________________ (not / do) their homework, so they were

in trouble.

E. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.

F. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ___________________ (not /

bring) our tickets.

G. She said that she ___________________ (not / visit) the UK before.

H. Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party.

I. I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.

J. He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to

use it.