B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

 We were tired because we ………………………………….. (drive) for two hours.

Anna ………………………………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.

………………………………………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?

I ………………………………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest.

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ____________ (move) house a lot while I____________ (grow up).

2. After Joe ____________ (learn) to drive, he___________ (buy) a car.

3. George ____________ (leave) school, ____________ (go) to university and____________ (study) engineering.

4. My parents ____________ (get) engaged in 1990.

5. They ____________ (fall) in love two years before, while they ____________ (work) in London.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using the PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT. 1. Mary __________________ (go) swimming after she __________________ (come) home. After she __________________ (swim), she __________________ (call) her friend Judy. 2. I __________________ (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I __________________ (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We __________________ (have) a very good time. 3. After they __________________ (finish) their breakfast, they __________________ (leave) for school. 4. Linda __________________ (play) tennis after she __________________ (do) her homework. 5. My father __________________ (water) the flowers after he __________________ (clean) the car. After he __________________ (water) the flowers, he __________________ (have) dinner.
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X.   Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the present perfect tenses.

1.   I’m really hungry. I ______________ (not have) lunch yet.

2.   We ______________ (not have) a maths class last week.

3.   Keith’s not home now. He ______________ (go) to the beach this weekend.

4.   My family ______________ (move) to Canada in 2010.

5.   _________ you ever __________ (visit) San Adarino?

6.   He ______________ (live) in London for two years when he was a student.

7.   __________ Jenny __________ (go) to the dentist yesterday?

8.   They ______________ (work) in this company since 2001.

9.   _________ you __________ (see) Joana recently?

I) Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect or past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1. The bus got stuck in traffic, so, by the time we got to the cinema, we ___________ (miss) the start of the film.

2. Clara ___________ (perform) in small-town theatres for years before she got her first role in a Hollywood film.

3. Audiences were amazed when they first saw the film Citizen Kane. They ___________ (not see) anything like it before. 

4. The flight was so long I ___________ (watch) five films from beginning to end by the time we landed. 

5. My little brother started crying in the cinema because he thought I ___________ (eat) all of his ice cream. 

6. It wasn’t until we left the cinema that I noticed my sister’s eyes were red. She ___________ (cry) all the way through the film. 

: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense - Past Perfect or Past Simple.

1. After Nam _______ (to spend) his holiday in France he _______ (to want) to learn French.

2. Tim _______ (to phone) Lisa at work before she _______ (to leave) for her trip.

3. Susan _______ (to turn on) the radio after she _______ (to wash) the dishes.

4. When she _______ (to arrive) the match _______ already _______ (to start).

5. After the man _______ (to come) home he _______ (to feed) the cat.

6. Before he _______ (to sing) a song he _______ (to play) the guitar.

7. She _______ (to watch) a video after the children _______ (to go) to bed.

8. After Bill _______ (to make) breakfast he    (to phone) his friend.

9. I _______ (to be) very tired because I _______ (to study) too much.

10. They _______ (to ride) their bikes before they _______ (to meet) their friends.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: the past simple or the past perfect tense.

Before he (wake up)     , his mother (prepare)    breakfast.
We (go)      to London last month.
By the time the doctor (arrive)    , the patient (die)    .
Before that day we (never/ think)    of traveling to Japan.
I (know)     him a long time before I (meet)     his family.
It (be)     cloudy for days before it (begin)     to rain.
The car (break)     down last Sunday.
Martha (turn)     off the light and (go)     to bed.
He (buy)     a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it.
The robbers (attack)    him 20 minutes ago.