EXERCISE №1: Complete the sentences using the past perfect. 1.) The children had done (do) their homework by the time their mum came home. 2.) The thieves... (already/run away) when the police arrived. 3.) She... (just/finish) her homework when I arrived. 4.) Robert... (not/hear) from Maria for ages before she called him. 5.) After she... (hang out) the washing, it started to rain. 6.) She... (tidy) her room before John came back home. EXERCISE №2: Complete the sentences using the past perfect continuous. 1.) Jane had been working (work) at this company for 35 years before she retired. 2.) They... (practise) for months before they went on tour. 3.) My family... (live) in France for a long time before they moved to Greece. 4.) We... (clean up) all morning before the party started. 5.) I... (dance) for a long time with them before I quit the group. 6.) Tony... (run) in the rain. That was why he was soaking wet. EXERCISE №3: Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or past perfect continuous. 1. A: Was John at the party? B: No, he... (leave) before we arrived. 2. A: Why was Peter so tired last night? B: He... (work) since 10 o’clock in the morning. 3. A: Did you go to the cinema with Steve last night? B: No, I... (see) the film before. 4. A: Why was Tony crying? B: He... (lose) his favourite teddy bear. EXERCISE №4: Complete the sentences using the past perfect or past perfect continuous. 1.) Richard had just finished (just/finish) when we came home. 2.) ... (they/paint) the house all day yesterday? 3.) Sylvia and Tom... (plan) their holiday for three months before they left. 4.) Joanna... (work) here for ten years before she quit. 5.) The secretary... (not/write) all the letters by noon. 6.) How long... (you/live) in Canada before you moved to France? EXERCISE №5: Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the past perfect or past perfect continuous. • see • lose • work • listen • revise • wait 1.) Margaret was sad because she had lost her dog and couldn't find it. 2.) George was angry because he... for his friend over an hour. 3.) Scott was tired because he... all day. 4.) Fran had a headache because her brother... to loud music the whole afternoon. 5.) Harry was frightened because he... a ghost. 6.) Isabel was exhausted because she... for her test all afternoon.

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