Past Perfect
Brackets#1
UNSCRAMBLE
What/tense?
Brackets#2
100
They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game.
They took a shower after they had finished the game.
100
The robbers (leave) _______ the bank when the policemen finally (arrive)______.
had left - past perfect / arrived - simple past The robbers had left the bank when the policemen finally arrived.
100
rang/ while/ the doorbell/ a shower/ taking/ was/ I

The doorbell rang while I was taking a shower.

100

I didn't recognise / hadn't recognised Sue, because she cut / had cut her hair.

didn't recognise - had cut

100

We had already eaten when John (get) ________ home.

got (simple past)

200
Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.
Mary had given me Tony's address before she left.
200

While she ____ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).

While she was cooking, the telephone rang.

200

sports / else /  had / he / everyone / ground / for / the / When / left / arrived,

When he ARRIVED, everyone else HAD LEFT for the sports ground.

200

The doorbell rang / rings while I took /was taking a shower.

rang .... was taking

200

He _____ (find) some keys while he _____ (walk) down the park.

He found some keys while he was walking down the park.

300
Nobody came to the meeting because Angela __________________ (forget) to tell them about it.
Nobody came to the meeting because Angela had forgotten to tell them about it.
300

He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _____ (jog) in the park.

He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.

300

his/ dog/ ran after/ girlfriend/ Neil's/ yesterday

Yesterday, Neal's dog ran after his girlfriend.

300

After I looked / had looked everywhere for my car keys, I started / had started to panic.

had looked - started

300

We _______ (get) home to discover that someone (break) ________ into the house. Things were stolen.

got - had broken

400
Bob was sorry that he _______ (not tell) me the story.
Bob was sorry that he had not told me the story.
400
By the time Rebecca (go) ______ into the store, she (get) _____ soaked.
went - simple past / had got - past perfect By the time Rebecca went into the store, she had got soaked.
400

lesson. / was / sports / cold / I / want / didn't / and / to / go / to / my / very / It

It was very cold and I DIDN’T WANT to go to my sports lesson.

400

David didn't play / hadn't played the match because he hurt / had hurt his leg.

didn't play - had hurt

400

My mum ______ (be) really angry at me because I _______ (leave) the door unlocked.

My mum was really angry at me because I had left the door unlocked.

500

Paul didn't say that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.

Paul didn't say that he had taken Albert's watch.

500
I (not / think) _____ of having a new house before I (see) ______ that ad on TV.
hadn't thought - past perfect / saw - simple past I hadn't thought of having a new house before I saw that ad on TV.
500
my / found / teacher / angry. / hurt / that / was / foot, / not / When / the / had / she / I / very / out
When the teacher FOUND out that I HAD NOT HURT my foot, she was very angry.
500

Mr. and Mrs. Davis tripped / had tripped and fell / had been falling while they danced / were dancing.

Mr. and Mrs. David tripped and fell while they were dancing.

500

Where _____ (be) you when the accident _____ (happen)?

Where were you when the accident happened?

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