EXERCISE 1: Complete the sentences using the past simple or past perfect simple form of the verbs given
- The teacher didn’t let her do the exam because when she arrived, the exam ____ (start).
- When she __ _(write) her letter of application, she sent it.
- He unlocked the door and __ (step) inside.
- Before today’s conversation I __ (not speak) to the boss.
- When the wind _____ (blow), the leaves on the trees shook.
- They didn’t want to see the film again because they _**__** (see) it twice already.
- They weren’t hungry because they ____ (eat).EXERCISE 2: Choose the best alternative
- We had waited/ been waiting for an hour when finally the director arrived.
- They were tired because they have/ had been running for more than an hour.
- By the time we got there, they had eaten / been eating all the food.
- He had written / been writing three novels by the time he was twenty-five.
- She couldn’t open the door because she had lost / been losing the key.
- When I saw her face, I knew she had cried / been crying for a long time.
- The two students couldn’t do the exercise because they had talked / been talking non-stop throughout the sixty-minute lesson.
- It was 11:30pm when I caught / had caught the bus.
- By the time he was 50, Einstein wrote / had written many articles for scientific journals.
- I didn’t watch / hadn’t watched the environment program yesterday.
- When I arrived / had arrived at the meeting, Angela already left / had already left.
- Jorge went / had gone to Ana’s house, but she went / had gone out already.
- Did you hear / Had you heard of James Lovelock before you studied / had studied this unit?
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Ex1
- The teacher didn’t let her do the exam because when she arrived, the exam starts.
- When she wrote her letter of application, she sent it.
- He unlocked the door and stepped inside.
- Before today’s conversation, I did not speak to the boss.
- When the wind blows, the leaves on the trees shook.
- They didn’t want to see the film again because they saw it twice already.
- They weren’t hungry because they ate.
EX2: Choose the best alternative
- We had been waiting for an hour when finally the director arrived.
- They were tired because they have been running for more than an hour.
- By the time we got there, they had eaten all the food.
- He had written three novels by the time he was twenty-five.
- She couldn’t open the door because she had lost the key.
- When I saw her face, I knew she had been crying for a long time.
- The two students couldn’t do the exercise because they had been talking non-stop throughout the sixty-minute lesson.
- It was 11:30 pm when I caught the bus.
- By the time he was 50, Einstein had written many articles for scientific journals.
- I hadn’t watched the environment program yesterday.
- When I arrived at the meeting, Angela had already left.
- Jorge went to Ana’s house, but she had gone out already.
- Had you heard of James Lovelock before you studied this unit?
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