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INGLESE Past Perfect and Past Simple
INGLESE Past Perfect and Past Simple
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1 to / the / John / left / had / emails / before / all / 1 The office had been / was very quiet because
he / office / replied / the everybody had gone / went home.
2 a / Sue / took / work / because / had / up / taxi / 2 Mark had just put / just put the phone down when it
late / woken / to / she had rung / rang again.
3 not / left / Caroline / read / the / her / because / 3 When we arrived / had arrived the party already
she / glasses / at / could / home / paper / had started / had already started.
4 had / the / when / bell / not / exam / the / finished / 4 We had / had had nothing to eat because we forgot
rang / students / the / had forgotten to do the shopping.
5 very / I / for / had / was / because / I / breakfast / 5 The roads had been / were wet because it had
hungry / nothing / had rained / rained all night.
6 Rome / Stewart / already / moved / learnt / before / 6 I didn’t recognise / hadn’t recognised Mary because
had / to / Italian / he she cut / had cut her hair.
7 his / Alan / had / computer / work / before / the / 7 She didn’t phone / hadn’t phoned George because
saved / broke / not she had lost / lost his number.
8 already / the / film / had / cinema / when / arrived / 8 Robert didn’t tell / hadn’t told anyone how he got /
at / we / the / started had got the job.
9 because / my / decided / had / not / go / Florence / 9 They gave / had given me some money back
they / visited / to / it / friends / before / to because I gave / had given them too much.
10 angry / the / had / got / I / done / my / not / teacher 10 Eddie didn’t play / hadn’t played rugby on Saturday
/ homework / because because he had hurt / hurt his leg.
2 Abbina la prima parte delle frasi (1-1) alla seconda 4 Completa le frasi con la forma corretta del verbo
parte (a-j) per formare frasi complete. tra parentesi.
1 John had met Sue before 1 I told Sandra I couldn’t go to the theatre after she
2 Helen couldn’t make lasagne _____________ (buy) the tickets.
3 The village was flooded 2 Charles _____________ (like) the film a lot so he
4 The teacher asked me to do the exercise again went to see it again.
5 After the children had gone to bed 3 Elaine _____________ (fail) her exam because she
6 We had finished our work hadn’t studied.
7 Nick was late for work 4 Donald had never been outside Scotland before he
8 Jason left the company _____________ (go) to France last week.
9 Our teacher had explained the lesson 5 I _____________ (eat) only a salad for dinner
very carefully because I had had a big lunch.
10 George had taken driving lessons for two years 6 Bob couldn’t get into the house because he
_____________ (forget) his keys.
a so we sat down and had a cup of coffee. 7 I knew I _____________ (see) that man before.
b because it had rained for three weeks. 8 The mechanic had already fixed the car when
c so we all got a good mark in the test. I _____________ (arrive) at the garage.
d after he had worked there for ten years. 9 I _____________ (be) very tired in the morning
e because she had forgotten to buy some tomato because I hadn’t slept very well.
sauce. 10 The garden was brown because it _____________
f before he passed his test. (not rain) for a long time.
g so I didn’t need to introduce her to him.
h because he had missed his bus.
i the parents could relax in front of the TV.
j because I had made a lot of mistakes.
Surname ____________________
Class _________________________
Date _________________________
1 I / apologise / because / I / be/ rude / to her 8 Siamo arrivati al negozio alle cinque e mezza ma
aveva già chiuso.
2 When / we / arrive / home / mum / already / cook /
lunch
3 I / never / meet / anyone / Japan / before / they / 9 Papà aveva appena lavato la macchina quando è
introduce / me / Ayaka cominciato a piovere.