Ex. 88. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

Sleep, write, walk, wash, play, cut, listen, work

Ex. 87. Write what each person had been doing using verbs from the list below.

Ex. 86. Fill in Past Simple or Past Perfect, then state which action happened first.

1. When I arrived (arrive) at the station, the train had left (leave), first action: had left

2. We……………(light) the candles because the lights………….(go off), first action:

3. When I got home I……………(discover) that somebody…………(break into) my flat, first action:

4. The patient………..(die) before the ambulance………..(reach) the hospital, first action:

5. John………..(eat) all the cakes by the time the other children…………(arrive) at the party, first action:

1. Jane's clothes were wet. She had been washing her dog.

2. Carol's ears hurt. She …………..to the radio for two hours.

3. The boys were dirty. They………football.

4. John was not happy that the noise woke him. He…………

5. Anne's feet hurt. She……………for two hours.

6. Dave had stains on his shoes. He……………..the grass.

7. Nina looked tired. She…………….all morning.

8. Kate had black ink on her hands. She ………………for three hours.

Mr Thomas was exhausted. He 1) had had (have) the worst morning of his life! Everything 2)…………..(go) wrong. He 3) …………(drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car broke down. Not wanting to be late he decided to start walking and try to catch a bus. After he 4)…………..(walk) for over an hour, it began to rain. However, just at that moment a taxi appeared and Mr Thomas jumped in..

When he arrived at the office, he realised that he 5) …………(leave) his wallet in his own car and he had no money to pay the driver! He rushed into the office, followed by the angry taxi driver. However, an important business meeting 6)………(just/start). Mr Thomas was wet and dirty because it 7)………..(rain) and his boss was very angry because he 8)……………(wait) for him to arrive for over an hour. After explaining what 9)……………..(happen) to his boss, Mr Thomas borrowed a car and went home to change. When he arrived home he realised to his horror that someone 10)……………(break into) his house. What a morning!

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