BÀI TẬP THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH - EXERCISE FOR PAST PERFECT TENSE

PAST PERFECT

1.- The fire ………………………… (already/reach) the roof by the time the firemen arrived.
2.-Joe Smith went to prison because he …..…………. (steal) a lot of money.
3.-Helen went to bed after she …………………… (watch) her favourite TV programme.
4.-My father bought the new car after he ……………….. (try) it a few times.
5.-By the time Sonia got to the party, everyone ……………………. (begin) dancing.
6.-Lorenzo …………………….. (eat) all the ice cream before I opened the fridge.
7.-There was a lot of snow outside because it ……………….. (snow) earlier in that day.
8.-Beatriz didn’t pass the test because she ………………….. (not study) at all.
9.-Look! Somebody …………………… (leave) the windows open.
10.-By the time the police arrived, the burglar ……………….. (break)into my neighbour’s house.
11.-The girl felt guilty because she …………………. (drink) all the milk.
12.-Our flat was robbed because we …………………. (not lock) the front door.
13.-My father couldn’t find the money because he …………….. (hide) it in a drawer.
14.-Leonard didn’t have money for the bus because he …………. (forget) to ask his mother.
15.- My cousin ………………… (never/visit) a mine until his father took him one day.
16.-Her bicycle wasn’t there because a friend ……………..… (take) it without asking her.
17.-Daniel was arrested after he …….…………… (escape) from prison.
18.-When Kathy met Jonathan, he ………………….. (join) the Navy.
19.- Before they arrived at the airport, they …………….. (pay) the taxi driver.
20.-His dog …………………. (die) two weeks ago. He was very sad.

When I arrived home, my mother ____________ (try) to call me.
She ____________ (call) twice before seeing me.
We ____________ ( study) those papers when John told us about the test.
You ____________ ( do) your home work.
We had no car by the end of the year. We ____________ (sell) our old one.
I spoke to Susan at noon; someone ____________ (tell) her the news earlier.
The plane ____________ (take off) when we got to the airport.
I was so tired last night. I ____________ (have) such a terrible day.
The shop was closed because the shop assistant ………………………..(leave) before closing time.
The robbers ____________ (steal) all the money when the alarm rung.

1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).
2) She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3) After they _____________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4) If you ________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
6) When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7) The garden was dead because it _____________ (be) dry all summer.
8) He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.
9) We were late for the plane because we ___________ (forgot) our
passports.
10) She told me that she _____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11) The grass was yellow because it _____________ (not / rain) all summer.
12) The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the
electricity bill.
13) The children ____________(not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15) We couldn’t go into the concert because we _____________ (not/bring) our tickets.
16) She said that she _______________ (not / visit) the UK before.
17) Julie and Anne _________________ (not / meet) before the party.
18) I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
19) He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to
use it.
20) You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very
nervous.

I ____________ (translate) the text before the bell.
She ____________ (do) her lessons by the evening.
He ____________ (clean) his room by five o’clock.
We ____________ (speak) to him before the meeting.
Mother ____________ (cook) dinner by seven o’clock.
Her son ____________ (not do) the homework by nine o’clock.
She ____________ (not make) a dress before party.
What __________________ (they do) by three o’clock?
Who ____________ (not write) the task before the bell?
Why ______________ (you not