PAST PERFECT 1.- The fire ………………………… (already/reach) the roof by the time the firemen arrived 2.-Joe Smith went to prison because he … ………… (steal) a lot of money 3.-Helen went to bed after she …………………… (watch) her favourite TV programme 4.-My father bought the new car after he ……………… (try) it a few times 5.-By the time Sonia got to the party, everyone …………………… (begin) dancing 6.-Lorenzo …………………… (eat) all the ice cream before I opened the fridge 7.-There was a lot of snow outside because it ……………… (snow) earlier in that day 8.-Beatriz didn’t pass the test because she ………………… (not study) at all 9.-Look! Somebody …………………… (leave) the windows open 10.-By the time the police arrived, the burglar ……………… (break)into my neighbour’s house 11.-The girl felt guilty because she ………………… (drink) all the milk 12.-Our flat was robbed because we ………………… (not lock) the front door 13.-My father couldn’t find the money because he …………… (hide) it in a drawer 14.-Leonard didn’t have money for the bus because he ………… (forget) to ask his mother 15.- My cousin ………………… (never/visit) a mine until his father took him one day 16.-Her bicycle wasn’t there because a friend …………… … (take) it without asking her 17.-Daniel was arrested after he …….…………… (escape) from prison 18.-When Kathy met Jonathan, he ………………… (join) the Navy 19.- Before they arrived at the airport, they …………… (pay) the taxi driver 20.-His dog ………………… (die) two weeks ago He was very sad When I arrived home, my mother (try) to call me She (call) twice before seeing me We ( study) those papers when John told us about the test You ( do) your home work We had no car by the end of the year We (sell) our old one I spoke to Susan at noon; someone (tell) her the news earlier The plane (take off) when we got to the airport I was so tired last night I (have) such a terrible day The shop was closed because the shop assistant ……………………… (leave) before closing time The robbers (steal) all the money when the alarm rung 1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film (start) 2) She (live) in China before she went to Thailand 3) After they _ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick 4) If you (listen) to me, you would have got the job 5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I (leave) 6) When we (finish) dinner, we went out 7) The garden was dead because it _ (be) dry all summer 8) He (meet) her before somewhere 9) We were late for the plane because we _ (forgot) our passports 10) She told me that she _ (study) a lot before the exam 11) The grass was yellow because it _ (not / rain) all summer 12) The lights went off because we _ (not / pay) the electricity bill 13) The children (not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble 14 They _ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant 15) We couldn’t go into the concert because we _ (not/bring) our tickets 16) She said that she _ (not / visit) the UK before 17) Julie and Anne _ (not / meet) before the party 18) I _ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived 19) He _ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to use it 20) You _ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous I (translate) the text before the bell She (do) her lessons by the evening He (clean) his room by five o’clock We (speak) to him before the meeting Mother (cook) dinner by seven o’clock Her son (not do) the homework by nine o’clock She (not make) a dress before party What (they do) by three o’clock? Who (not write) the task before the bell? 10 Why (you not sweep) before your mother’s coming? 11 (your child go) to bed by ten o’clock? 12 (you reach) your house before the sunset? 13 (they receive) the letter by that time? 14 Why (they not have) lunch by 12 o’clock? 15 We (have) dinner by o’clock 16 They (start) a fire before the sunset 17 He (not teach) me before 18 I was upset because I (lose) my keys 19 Native Americans (not use) wheels before 1492 20 I _ (finish) doing the housework before they came 21 She _ (make) a cake by o’clock 22 Mr Havers was no longer there He (leave) the school six years before 23 When Ben was at the school, (not build) the games oom yet 24 Miss Smith was now Mrs Smith, and Miss Brown, the Maths teacher, (become) Mrs Rossi They (marry) othe teachers several years before 25 Ben’s lovely old wooden desk wasn’t there any more The school (buy) new plastic ones 26 His old classroom was no longer grey It (be) painted green 27 Ben didn’t meet his old form teacher She _ _ (die) in 2008 Choose the best answer for each sentence I was sure that I _ the woman before a) seen b) had seen c) have seen d) has see Tim wanted to know what _ to his backpack a) have happened b) happened c) had happened d) happens Marcia by the time we got there a) left b) leaves c) have left d) had left I realized that I the wrong book from the library a) had taken b) took c) have taken d) take Melissa ate the cake that I a) baked b) have bake c) bake d) had baked The teacher asked why I _ class early a) have left b) left c) had left d) leave What did Andrew say that he with my Cd? a) had done b) did c) have done d) has done At the party Susan some cake a) have ate b) have eaten c) has ate d) has eaten The teacher corrected the composition I a) have wrote b) have written c) had written d) has written 10 The last time I was there it _ a very good restaurant a) had been b) have been c) been d) be 11 Sam washed the car after he it with gas a) had filled b) have filles c) fills d) filled 12 Frank left the table after he _ eating a) finishes b) have finished c)finish d)had finished 13 By the time my wife came home, I the laundry a) b) had done c) did d) have done 14 I went to work after I _ dog a) had walked b) walks c) have walked d) walks 15 Susan was late By the time she got to school the class _ already a) have started b) starts c) was starting d)had started 16 We watched TV after our daughter _ to bed a) had gone b) go c) have went d) goes 17 We _ that car for ten years before we sold it a) have b) did have c) had d) had had 18 By the time Maria finished her report, she _ working on the computer for over three hours a) be b) has c) had been d) have been 19 She Victoria once in 1993 before she moved there in 1996 a) visit b) have visited c) had visited d) visits 20 Ming _ as a carpenter before he was laid off a) works b) have worked c) work d) had worked ... visit) the UK before 17) Julie and Anne _ (not / meet) before the party 18) I _ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived 19) He _ (not / use) email before, so I showed... write) the task before the bell? 10 Why (you not sweep) before your mother’s coming? 11 (your child go) to bed by ten o’clock? 12 (you reach) your house before the sunset?... (start) a fire before the sunset 17 He (not teach) me before 18 I was upset because I (lose) my keys 19 Native Americans (not use) wheels before 1492 20 I