Past Perfect - Exercise 1-Merged

Past perfect simple
Exercise 1. Join the sentences with the words in brackets. _____________
Example:
They graduated. They got married. (as soon as)

They got married as soon as they had graduated.
They entered the restaurant. They were served. (after)
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I didn't use my credit card. I lost it. (because)
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They didn't tell me. Easyjet cancelled the flight. (that)
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I couldn't go out. I broke my leg. (because)
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He took up a job. He left school. (as soon as)
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Susan fell in love with Jack. She told her parents. (after)
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I was in Paris for a week. I met Ann there. (when)
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Jim called Jane from his office. He came back home. (before)
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Maria finished the meal. And I arrived. (by the time)
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Messi scored the goal. The fans went wild. (as soon as)
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Answer key
Exercise 1
After they had entered the restaurant they were served.
I didn't use my credit card because I had lost it.
They didn't tell me that Easyjet had cancelled the flight.
I couldn't go out because I had broken my leg.
He took up a job as soon as he had left school.
After Susan had fallen in love with Jack she told her parents.
When I had been in Paris for a week, I met Ann there.
Jim had called Jane from his office before he came back home.
Maria had finished the meal by the time I arrived.
As soon as Messi had scored the goal, the fans went wild.
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B1 Relative Clauses RC005
Combine the TWO sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun.
1. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.

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2. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.

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3. I really like the car. I bought it last year.

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4. Mr Black took over the company. His wife died last year.
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5. The restaurant is the best in town. We usually eat there.

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6. The film is about a woman. Her son mysteriously disappears.

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7. That is the place. I grew up there.

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8. I met a woman. Her husband is a famous producer.

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9. The man was arrested yesterday. He escaped from prison a week ago.
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10. The bag is heavy. It contains a lot of presents.

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11. The Marybelle Hotel is opening up again. I stayed there a few years ago.
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12. My friend's father gave us the tickets. He owns a travel agency.

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13. Mr Honeywell is a good teacher. Everyone likes him.

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14. The exercise was very complicated. Nobody could do it.

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15. That's the producer. His films are always a great success.
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KEY
1. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.

That is the man (who, whom) I spoke to the other day.
2. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.

They elected a new mayor whose aim is to help the poor.
3. I really like the car. I bought it last year.

I really like the car (that, which) I bought last year.
4. Mr Black took over the company. His wife died last year.
Mr Black, whose wife died last year, took over the company.
5. The restaurant is the best in town. We usually eat there.

The restaurant where we usually eat is the best in town.
6. The film is about a woman. Her son mysteriously disappears.

This film is about a woman whose son mysteriously disappears.
7. That is the place. I grew up there.

That is the place where I grew up.
8. I met a woman. Her husband is a famous producer.

I met a woman whose husband is a famous producer.
9. The man was arrested yesterday. He escaped from prison a week ago.
The man who escaped from prison a week ago was arrested yesterday.
10. The bag is heavy. It contains a lot of presents.

The bag, which contains a lot of presents, is heavy.
11. The Marybelle Hotel is opening up again. I stayed there a few years ago.
The Marybelle Hotel, where I stayed a few years ago, is opening up again.
12. My friend's father gave us the tickets. He owns a travel agency.

My friend's father, who owns a travel agency, gave us the tickets.
13. Mr Honeywell is a good teacher. Everyone likes him.

Mr Honeywell is good teacher, whom everyone likes.
Mr Honeywell, who everyone likes, is a good teacher.
14. The exercise was very complicated. Nobody could do it.

The exercise which nobody could do was very complicated.
15. That's the producer. His films are always a great success.
That's the producer whose films are always a great success.
B1 Reported Speech RS013
Change to reported speech.
1. She said, "I can get home on my own".

She said that _______________________________________________________________________ .
2. They said, "We haven't been to an art gallery for ages".
They said that ______________________________________________________________________ .
3. The police asked me, "When did you leave the house this morning?"
The police asked me ________________________________________________________________ .
4. He said, "I'll think about it."
He said that ________________________________________________________________________ .
5. Mary said, "I should have phoned my mother".
Mary said that ______________________________________________________________________ .
6. The doctor told me. "You should cut down on your smoking."
The doctor told me _________________________________________________________________ .
7. He asked me, "Do you understand all the rules?"
He asked me _______________________________________________________________________ .
8. She asked me, "When will I see you again?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________________________ .
9. My parents said, "We are going on holiday tomorrow."
My parents said that ________________________________________________________________ .
10. She said, "Wait until I get back!"
She told him ________________________________________________________________________ .
11. My sister said, "I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad."
She said that _______________________________________________________________________ .
12. The workers said, "We won't have enough time to finish the job."
The workers said that ______________________________________________________________ .
13. The passenger asked, "Could someone help me with the luggage?"
The passengers asked ______________________________________________________________ .
14. Mom said, "Don't worry!"
Mom told me _______________________________________________________________________ .
15. Jack said, "We must leave soon."
Jack said that _______________________________________________________________________ .
16. She said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal."
She said that _______________________________________________________________________ .
17. They wanted to know, "What time does the party start ?"
They wanted to know _______________________________________________________________ .
18. The guide said, "The weather may get much worse."
The guide said that _________________________________________________________________ .
KEY
1. She said, "I can get home on my own".

She said that she could get home on her own.
2. They said, "We haven't been to an art gallery for ages".
They said that they hadn't been to an art gallery for ages .
3. The police asked me, "When did you leave the house this morning ?"
The police asked me when I had left the house that morning .
4. He said, "I'll think about it."
He said that he would think about it.
5. Mary said, "I should have phoned my mother".
Mary said that she should have phoned her mother.
6. The doctor told me. "You should cut down on your smoking."
The doctor told me to cut down on my smoking.
7. He asked me, "Do you understand all the rules?"
He asked me if I understood all the rules.
8. She asked me, "When will I see you again?"
She asked me when she would see me again.
9. My parents said, "We' going on holiday tomorrow."
My parents said that they/we were going on holiday the following day.
10. She said, "Wait until I get back!"
She told him to wait until she got back.
11. My sister said, "I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad."
She said that she always ate lots of fresh fruit and salad.
12. The workers said, "We won't have enough time to finish the job."
The workers said that they wouldn't have enough time to finish the job.
13. The passenger asked, "Could someone help me with the luggage?"
The passengers asked if someone could help him/her with the luggage.
14. Mom said, "Don't worry!"
Mom told me not to worry.
15. Jack said, "We must leave soon."
Jack said that they had to leave soon.
16. She said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal."
She said that it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal.
17. They wanted to know, "What time does the party start ?"
They wanted to know what time the party started .
18. The guide said, "The weather may get much worse."
The guide said that the weather might get much worse.

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Past perfect simple

Exercise 1. Join the sentences with the words in brackets. _____________

They graduated. They got married. (as soon as)

They entered the restaurant. They were served. (after)

I didn't use my credit card. I lost it. (because)

They didn't tell me. Easyjet cancelled the flight. (that)

I couldn't go out. I broke my leg. (because)

He took up a job. He left school. (as soon as)

I was in Paris for a week. I met Ann there. (when)

Maria finished the meal. And I arrived. (by the time)

After they had entered the restaurant they were served.

I didn't use my credit card because I had lost it.

They didn't tell me that Easyjet had cancelled the flight.

I couldn't go out because I had broken my leg.

He took up a job as soon as he had left school.

When I had been in Paris for a week, I met Ann there.

Maria had finished the meal by the time I arrived.

Combine the TWO sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun.

1. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.

2. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.

3. I really like the car. I bought it last year.

5. The restaurant is the best in town. We usually eat there.

6. The film is about a woman. Her son mysteriously disappears.

7. That is the place. I grew up there.

8. I met a woman. Her husband is a famous producer.

10. The bag is heavy. It contains a lot of presents.

12. My friend's father gave us the tickets. He owns a travel agency.

13. Mr Honeywell is a good teacher. Everyone likes him.

14. The exercise was very complicated. Nobody could do it.

1. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.

2. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.

3. I really like the car. I bought it last year.

5. The restaurant is the best in town. We usually eat there.

6. The film is about a woman. Her son mysteriously disappears.

7. That is the place. I grew up there.

8. I met a woman. Her husband is a famous producer.

10. The bag is heavy. It contains a lot of presents.

12. My friend's father gave us the tickets. He owns a travel agency.

13. Mr Honeywell is a good teacher. Everyone likes him.

14. The exercise was very complicated. Nobody could do it.

Change to reported speech.

1. She said, "I can get home on my own".

1. She said, "I can get home on my own".

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