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    INGLESE Past Perfect and Past Simple

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    ESERCIZI DI RECUPERO

    Past perfect and Name


    Surname
    ________________________

    ____________________

    Past simple Class _________________________


    Date _________________________

     1 Riordina le parole per formare delle frasi.  3 Sottolinea l’alternativa corretta.

    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.

    408 © 2012, Pearson Italia, Milano-Torino – photocopiable


    Past perfect and Past simple
    Name ________________________ ESERCIZI DI RECUPERO

    Surname ____________________

    Class _________________________
    Date _________________________

     5 Completa le frasi con le parole e la forma  7 TRANSLATION Traduci.


    corretta del verbo tra parentesi.
    1 Abbiamo comprato i biglietti al teatro dopo che
    1 Debbie _____________ (realise) she _____________ avevamo cercato di comprarli su Internet.
    (make) a big mistake.
    2 I _____________ (not watch) the film on TV because
    I _____________ (already see) it at the cinema. 2 Jack era molto contento dopo aver trovato lavoro.
    3 They _____________ (close) the road because it
    _____________ (snow) for two days and nights. 3 Mia sorella si è sentita male dopo aver mangiato
    4 Simon _____________ (apply) for a lot of jobs before quel dolce.
    they _____________ (call) him for an interview.
    5 Alan _____________ (stop) talking to Caroline after
    she _____________ (stand) him up. 4 Eri appena uscito quando ha chiamato il tuo amico
    6 I _____________ (ask) him to repeat his name Robin.
    because I _____________ (not understand) it.
    7 We _____________ (never be) to New York before
    so we _____________ (want) to see all the sights. 5 Ho chiesto dei soldi a Martha perché avevo lasciato
    8 The bus _____________ (already leave) so I il borsellino a casa.
    _____________ (walk) home.
    9 When Chris _____________ (return) to the office he
    _____________ (find) that someone _____________ 6 Jason e Mary si conoscevano da anni prima di
    (call) him ten times. sposarsi.
    10 David _____________ (give) the test to the teacher
    after he _____________ (check) it carefully.
    7 Siamo usciti a fare una passeggiata dopo aver finito
     6 Scrivi frasi complete usando i suggerimenti dati di fare i compiti.
    e i verbi alla forma corretta.

    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.

    4 Jack and Laura / always /live / a village / before /


    they / move / London 10 Avevi fatto tutti gli esercizi quando l’esame è finito?

    5 Carole / look / really well / after / she / return /


    from / holiday
    6 Philip / be / very nervous / because / he / never /
    fly / before
    7 We / be / very tired / because / we / walk / for 20km

    8 Diana / go / hospital / because / she / break / a leg

    9 Trevor / already / leave / office / when / I / call / him

    10 Anne and Steven / get divorced / after / they / be


    married / thirty years

    © 2012, Pearson Italia, Milano-Torino – photocopiable 409

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