First exam. I. Complete the sentences by using the past perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets. 1. I (watch)…………television after I (finish)………… my homework last night. 2. Nga (go)…………out when I (come)…………. 3. Before I (go)……………home, I (buy)………….some foods at the supermarket. 4. Before I (call)………….you, I (meet)…………your father. 5. I (drink)……………a little coffee before I (start)……… the job. II. Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. 1. Most of my friends were no longer there. They …… (leave). 2. My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He…………away.(go). 3. The local cinema was no longer open. It …………… down. (close). 4. I didn’t recognize Mrs. Johnson. She ……………a lot. (change). III. Complete these sentences as in the example. Example: Mr. and Mrs. David were in an airplane. They were very nervous as the plane took off because they had never flown before.(fly). 1. Margaret was late for work yesterday. Her boss was very surprised because she………………(be/late). 2. Jane played tennis yesterday – at least she tried to play tennis. She wasn’t good at it because she ………… (play). IV. Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect or past simple? 1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ……………… to bed. (go) 2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ……… straight to bed. (go). 3. Sorry I’m late. The car ……………. Down on my way here. (break) 4. There was a car by the side of the road. It (break)………………down and the driver was trying to repair it. So we …………(stop) to see if we could help. V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (use past simple or past perfect). 1. He (forget)……………… what I (tell)………….him. I remind him many times, but he still (not bring)…………………what I (want)…………. 2. He(ask) ………….me whether I (see) …………. His pen on the table. I (tell)…………… him that I (not see) it around. 3. If I (wait)……… only a little while longer, I would have met her. I(not/see) ………her since we last(meet)…… two years ago. 4. They (go)………….home after they (finish)……………their work. 5. When I came to the stadium, the match (already/begin)……………. 6. They told me they (not/eat) ……………such kind of food before. 7. After they had gone, I (sit)………………down and (rest)…… 8. After taking a bath, he (go) …………… to bed. 9. Where (be)…………… he when he (be) ……… young? 10. It was the first time I (ever/see) ………… such a beautiful girl. VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form ( use past sinple, past continuous or past perfect). 1. The house (be)…………… much smaller than I (think) ……………at first. 2. Before you (mention)……………. Him, I never (hear) ………… of that author. 3. She (win) ……………the gold medal in 1986. 4. When he (go)………………to see them last night, they (play)…………… cards. They (say)……….that they (play)…………since six o’clock. 5. He (teach)………….in this school before he (leave) …….for London. 6. Daisy (agree) ……………. With other members in the last meeting. 7. Our teacher (tell) …………….us yesterday that he (visit )………England in 1970 8. While you (play)……………….the piano, I (write)……………a letter. 9. The little girl (ask)………………what (happen) ……………….to her ice- cream. 10. I didn’t recognize Mrs. Johnson. She(change) …………………a lot. . (go). 3. Sorry I’m late. The car ……………. Down on my way here. (break) 4. There was a car by the side of the road. It (break)………………down and the driver was trying to repair it. So we …………(stop) to. (rest)…… 8. After taking a bath, he (go) …………… to bed. 9. Where (be)…………… he when he (be) ……… young? 10. It was the first time I (ever/see) ………… such a beautiful girl. VI. Put the verbs in brackets. use past sinple, past continuous or past perfect). 1. The house (be)…………… much smaller than I (think) ……………at first. 2. Before you (mention)……………. Him, I never (hear) ………… of that author. 3.