PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect.. KEY PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT... Mary’s parents had been be married for
Trang 1PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past perfect.
1 The travel agent _ (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we
(book) our summer holiday What a pity!
2 When the ambulance _ (arrive), the injured man _ (die).
3 His wife _ (take) him to hospital since he (cut) his finger preparing lunch.
4 Mary’s parents _ (be married) for 20 years when they suddenly
_ (split) up.
5 I really (think) you (forget) to email me while you (be) in France, but you _
6 We (have) to wait for hours at the station because the accident
(damage) the line
7 I finally (see) Sue We (arrange) to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema.
8 When we _ (get) at the theatre, the play (just/ begin).
9 At the annual meeting he _ (can/ talk) to some friends he (not/ see) since he _ (leave) school.
10 When Peter (turn) up, we (already/ have) lunch.
11 They _ (decide) to walk because they _ (not/ go) to the bank
in the morning.
12 The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers (not/ prepare) their talks quite seriously, so people (find) them really
uninteresting.
13 Peter _ (say) he _ (make) the meal on his own, but nobody (believe) him.
14 Luckily, when the light _ (go) off, we (finish) the birthday party.
15 Mary _ (visit) the village where she (live) as a child last month She (not/ go) there for years Everything _
(change) so much that she _ (not/ recognize) most of the places where she (use) to play.
KEY PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT
Trang 21 The travel agent offered (offer) better and cheaper destinations after we had booked
(book) our summer holiday What a pity!
2 When the ambulance arrived (arrive), the injured man had died (die).
3 His wife took (take) him to hospital since he had cut (cut) his finger preparing lunch.
4 Mary’s parents had been (be married) for 20 years when they suddenly split (split) up.
5 I really thought (think) you had forgotten (forget) to email me while you were (be) in France, but you hadn’t.
6 We had (have) to wait for hours at the station because the accident had damaged
(damage) the line
7 I finally saw (see) Sue We had arranged (arrange) to meet at the Central café before going to the cinema.
8 When we got (get) to the theatre, the play had just begun (just/ begin).
9 At the annual meeting he could talk (can/ talk) to some friends he hadn’t seen (not/ see) since he left (leave) school.
10 When Peter turned (turn) up, we had already had (already/ have) lunch.
11 They decided (decide) to walk because they hadn’t been (not/ go) to the bank in the morning.
12 The conference was a bit of a mess! In fact, I feel the speakers hadn’t prepared (not/ prepare) their talks quite seriously, so people found (find) them really uninteresting.
13 Peter said (say) he had made (make) the meal on his own, but nobody believed (believe) him.
14 Luckily, when the light went (go) off, we had finished (finish) the birthday party.
15 Mary visited (visit) the village where she had lived (live) as a child last month She
hadn’t been (not/ go) there for years Everything had changed (change) so much that she
didn’t recognize (not/ recognize) most of the places where she used (use) to play.