Past Perfect
Reported Speech
Past Simple / Past Perfect
Polite Requests
Crime!
100

He was upset because somebody (steal) his watch.

had stolen

100

'I'm going out,' she said.

She said that ____________.

she was going out.

100

After Tom (eat), he (read) the news online.

After Tom had eaten, he read the news online.

100

describe / the wallet, / you / please / could

Could you please describe the wallet?

100

She killed her husband.

Murderer

200

They were shocked that he (murder) his wife.

They were shocked that he had murdered his wife.

200

'I don't speak French,' he said. 

He said that ____________.

he doesn't speak French.

200

When I (turn on) the TV, the match (already start).

When I turned on the TV, the match had already started.

200

I / what  / in  /ask / was / the / bag, / please / could

Please could I ask, what was in the bag?
200

He sells cocaine and heroin to teenagers.

Drug dealer

300

I was happy that the police (catch) the vandals.

I was happy that the police had caught the vandals.

300

'I saw a good film in London,' he said.

He said that ____________.

he saw a good film in London.

300

Full Sentence:

Jason (not live) in a capital city before he (move) to London.

Jason had not lived in a capital city before he moved to London.

300

I / you / to / please / could / describe / the jacket, / ask

Could I ask you to describe the jacket, please?

300

Some teenagers broke three shop windows in the town.

Vandals

400

Rewrite as a complete sentence:


We couldn't drive to London because somebody (vandalise) our car.

We couldn't drive to London because somebody had vandalised our car.

400

'We can't come to the party,' they said. 

They said that _____________.

they couldn't come to the party.

400

Full Sentence:

We (play) tennis after school (finish).

We played tennis after school had finished.

400

you / me / could / your / tell / please / name,

Could you tell me your name, please?

400

She set fire to an old house near the village.

arsonist

500

We heard that an arsonist (burn down) a school in London.

We heard that an arsonist had burned down a school in London.

500

'It's very cold outside,' she said.

She said that ___________.

it was very cold outside.

500

Full sentence:

(not can) go out because I (not do) my homework.

I cannot go out because I didn't do my homework.

500

mind / filling in / you / this form, / please / would

Would you mind filling in this form, please?

500

He attacked two girls in the street and took their mobiles and their handbags.

mugger