2015-08-12
1850
Define the meaning of Past Perfect in each sentence.
1. When I arrived at the party Tom had already gone home. 2. When I got home, I found that someone had broken into my apartment and had stolen my fur coat. 3. He had broken his leg, so he couldn’t walk. 4. They had sat down for dinner by 8 pm. 5. The little boy was crying because he had lost his mother. 6. The bank had closed by the time I got there. 7. I wasn’t hungry. I had just had lunch. 8. The house was very quiet when I arrived. Everyone had gone to bed. 9. When we went into the cinema, the film had already begun. 10 I didn’t recognize him. He had changed a lot. 11. She could not answer the phone because she had lost her voice. 12. I had finished work by 9 pm last Friday. 13. He had fixed the old armchair.It looked brand new.
Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
1. He had written his new play be the end of last year. 2. Nancy had spent all her money on clothes by the time the shopping center closed. 3. Sue and Jack had arrived at the theatre by the beginning of the performance. 4. I had finished my report by the coffee break. 5. Mrs. Burton had cooked lunch by noon. 6. Monica had passed all her exams by Christmas holidays. 7. They had renovated the school by September.
Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect and translate the sentences.
1. Jason...had returned... (return) home before the storm broke out.
2. Lucy............................... (pack) her suitcase by the time I called her.
3. The children............................. (finish) doing their homework by nine o'clock.
4. Julie................................. (type) the letters by the time her boss came to the office.
5. I....................................(not /finish) my lunch when uncle Bill came.
6. After Sarah............................ (do) the shopping, she had coffee with her friends at a cafe.
7. When I got to the garage, the mechanic............................(not/repair) my car.
8. The boys were nervous because they...............................(not/be) on a plane before.
Match column A with column В to make 3 correct sentences. Which is the first action in each pair?
| Column A | Column B |
| 1 By the time he reached the airport с (first action: the plane had already taken off) | a her husband had forgotten her birthday. |
| 2 Mary was angry because | b after we had bought the tickets. |
| 3 The bank robbers had escaped | c the plane had already taken off. |
| 4 We went to the theatre | d after she had won the prize. |
| 5 The actress gave an interview | e before the police arrived. |
