Exercises

Unit 15 · Past perfect (I had done)

15.1

Read the situations and write sentences using the words in brackets

Read•the•situations•and•write•sentences•using•the•words•in•brackets.

1There was a picture lying on the floor. (It / fall / off the wall) It had fallen off the wall.(Example)

2The people sitting next to you on the plane were nervous. It was their first flight. (They / not / fly / before) They hadn’t flown before.(Example)

You went back to your home town recently after many years. It wasn’t the same as before. (It / change / a lot) It

Somebody sang a song. You didn’t know it. (I / not / hear / it / before) I

I invited Rachel to the party, but she couldn’t come. (She / arrange / to do something else)

You went to the cinema last night. You got to the cinema late. (The film / already / start)

Last year we went to Mexico. It was our first time there. (We / not / be / there / before) We

I met Daniel last week. It was good to see him again after such a long time. (I / not / see / him for five years)

I offered my friends something to eat, but they weren’t hungry. (They / just / have / lunch)

Sam played tennis yesterday. He wasn’t very good at it because it was his first game ever. (He / never / play / before)

15.2

Use the sentences on the le ft to complete the paragraphs on the right

1(a) Somebody broke into the office during the night. (b) We arrived at work in the morning. (c) We called the police.(Example)

(a) Laura went out this morning. (b) I rang her doorbell. (c) There was no answer.

(a) Joe came back from holiday a few days ago. (b) I met him the same day. (c) He looked very well.

(a) James sent Amy lots of emails. (b) She never replied to them. (c) Yesterday he got a phone call from her. (d) He was surprised. We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody had broken into the office during the night. So we called the police. I went to Laura’s house this morning and rang her doorbell, but no answer. out. I met Joe a few days ago. just holiday. very well. Yesterday James from Amy. surprised. lots of emails, but .

15.3

Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect ( I had done ) or past simple ( I did )

1Paul wasn’t at the party when I arrived. He’d gone (He / go) home.(Example)

I felt very tired when I got home, so (I / go) straight to bed.

The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed.

Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, (he / already / travel) round the world.

Sorry I’m late. The car (break) down on my way here.

We were driving along the road when (we / see) a car which (break) down, so (we / stop) to help. ⎫ ⎪ ⎬ ⎪ ⎭ ⎫ ⎪ ⎬ ⎪ ⎭ ⎫ ⎪ ⎬ ⎪ ⎭ ⎫ ⎪ ⎬ ⎪ ⎭ ➜ Additional exercises 5–8 (pages 304–07)

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