Grammar 3-2 Past Perfect Simple PDF

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1. Read the situations and complete the sentences in the Past Perfect Simple with the verbs in parentheses:

a.

My finger was bleeding so I put on a band aid. I had cut (cut) myself.

b.

We went to the store to buy a new dishwasher. Ours had broke (break).

c.

He looked very different the last time we saw him. He has gained (gain) a lot of weight.

d.

I opened the door and entered the classroom. Everyone looked at me angrily. I had interrupted (interrupt) the class.

e.

The road to the beach was closed. A landslide has covered (cover) the road with rocks.

f.

I went to the clinic to see my doctor. I had caught

(catch) a cold.

g.

The town was flooded. The ocean’s waves had gone walls.

(go) over the

h.

Three days after the earthquake, I was told some sad news. About 8,000 people had died (die) in the disaster.

i.

We had an amazing view of the fireworks last night. We had climbed (climb) onto the roof to see them.

j.

My brother came down for dinner walking in pain. He had hurt (hurt) himself in his soccer game earlier in the day.

k.

We were tired when we finally got home. We had had

(have) a busy day.

l.

The missing dog was returned to the owner. It had been neighbour’s house for most of the day.

(be) at a

2. Complete the following sentences with the Past Simple and Past Perfect:

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

The fire (start) because someone (leave) a burning cigarette on the ground. The fire started because someone had left a burning cigarette on the ground.

He (be) in pain because he (fall down) two days earlier. He was in pain because he had fallen down two days earlier

When we (drive) around the city, we (see) that the earthquake (cause) a lot of damage. When we drove around the city we saw the earthquake had caused a lot of damage

I (be) hungry when I (come) to school. I (not eat) breakfast yet. I was hangry when I came to school. I had not ate breakfast yet.

I (feel) better because I (take) some medicine. I felt better because I had took some medicine

f.

When we (go) skiing, there (be) so much snow on the mountain. There (be) a blizzard the night before. When we went skiing, there where so much snow on the mountain. There had where a blizzard the night before

I (be) very relaxed because I (just spend) an hour in the jacuzzi. g. I was very relaxed because I had just spent an hour in the jacuzzi

h.

When the hurricane (arrive), most of the people (already leave) the city. When the hurricane arrived, most of the people had already left the city

The tsunami (appear) because there (be) a large earthquake earlier in the day. i. The tsunami appeared because there had been a large earthquake earlier in the day

j.

My friend (not come) with me to the gym because he (hurt) his back at work. My friend didn’t came with me to the gym because he had hurt his back at work

k.

l.

We (be) freezing because we (be) on the balcony all evening. We were freezing because we had been on the balcony all evening

The firefighter (rescue) the child from the fire. He (hear) the child’s screams. The firefighter rescued the child from the fire. He had heard the child's screams

3. Complete the verbs in the sentences in either the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Use the order of events as indicated by the numbers to help you decide which grammar tense to use:

1. I ate breakfast. 2. I made my lunch. 3. I took a shower. a. It didn’t take me long to get ready after I took my shower because I had already eaten breakfast and made my lunch.

1. We decided to meet at 3 PM. 2. I arrived at Starbucks at 2:55 PM. 3. Joe arrived at 3:15 PM. b. When I five minutes early for our meeting, I didn’t see Joe at the coffee shop. We to meet at 3 PM. He finally about twenty minutes later.

1. Tsunami alarm went off. 2. Everyone ran up the hill. 3. Everyone waited until it was safe to go home. c. Many of the children at the school screamed when the tsunami alarm . Everyone in the school up to the top of a large hill and until it was safe to go home.

1. I went to the park to fly my kite because it was windy. 2. The wind stopped. 3. I arrived at the park. d. When I at the park, the wind .I park to fly my kite because it windy earlier.

to the

1. Andrea went home. 2. We got to the party. 3. We left. e. When we home. We

to John’s party, we didn’t see Andrea because she an hour later.

4. Complete the conversations with the Past Simple, Continuous, or Perfect forms of the verbs in parentheses:

“Where did you go (you / go) in Italy on your vacation, John?” a.

“We spent (spend) most of our time in Florence and Rome. We didn’t go (not / go) to Milan because we had been (be) there before.”

“What were you doing didn’t answer

(you / do) when I called? You (not / answer).”

b. “I was working (work) on my garden outside. I hear (not / hear) the phone.”

didn’t

“ Did you cooking c.

(you / cook) dinner when you got

“No, I didn’t have to. My wife had already finished cooking dinner when I got (get) home.”

(get) home?” (already / finish)

“Did you heard (you / hear) the news about John?” “No, what d.

happened

“He was climbed the hospital.”

(happen)?”

(climb) a tree and fell down (fall down). Now he’s in

“Wow, that’s terrible.”

“This morning, something really strange happened on my way to work.” “Oh yeah? What was it

(happen)

(it / be)?”

e. “Well, while I was riding suddenly started

(ride) the train, everyone on the train (start) singing.

“Oh, that’s called a flash mob. I’ve only seen them on YouTube.”

“Here’s the money you lent f.

(lend) me, Sue. Thanks.”

“Oh yeah! It’s a good thing you remembered (remember) because I had forgotten (forget) all about that money.” “Really?”

5. Complete the following sentences about yourself: a. While I was coming to school today, I did my homework on the bus. b. When I went to bed last night, I slept well c. I’d already eaten breakfast when my mother do more cook. d. It was raining when it was raining when go to my house e. When I woke up this morning it was cloudy f. Before I came to class, i took a shower g. I’d never seen anything like it when i whent a h. When I started studying at this school, I learned a lot...