Question

Past Perfect or Past Simple 1 They _____________________ (already/eat) all the bread when the waiter ________________ (bring) the meal. 2 He _________________________(have) the car for twelve years when he ________________________(sell) it. 3 She ____________________________________________________________ (never/phone) the dentist before. 4 The baby ____________________________________________________________(fall ) asleep by 11 o’clock. 5 I ________________________ (go) to bed as soon as I __________________ (finish) all the grammar exercise. 6 We ________________________( prepare) the food before the guests ___________________________(arrive). 7 Mum __________________________ (already make) breakfast when we ________________________ (get up). 8 Kate ____________________________ (start) studying after John _____________________________ (leave). 9 She ____________________________ (realise) that she _______________________ (forget) her book at home. 10 Lisa’s mother ___________________________________(buy) her a kitten yesterday because she ______________________________(sing) well in the concert the night before. Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous 11 The thief ____________________________________________(steal) the car for years before he was caught. 12 The phone ____________________________________________(ring) for ten minutes before he answered it. 13 The decorator ___________________________________________( paint) all the walls before Dad got home. 14 I ___________________________________________(do) the housework all day, so I decided to take a break. 15 They _____________________________________________________(eat) all the pizza before I got there.

Answer 1

They had already eaten :all the bread when the waiter brought the meal.

He had had the car for twelve years when he sold it.

She had never phoned the dentist before.

The baby had fell

asleep by 11 o’clock

I went to bed as soon as I had

finished all the grammar exercise.

We had prepared the food before the guests arrived.

Mum had already made breakfast when we got up

Kate started studying after John had left.

She realised that she had forgotten her book at home.

Lisa’s mother bought her a

kitten yesterday because she had sung well

in the concert the night before.

The thief had stolen the

car for years before he was caught.

The phone had rung for

ten minutes before he answered it.

The decorator had painted

all the walls before Dad got home.

I had done the housework

all day, so I decided to take a break.

15 They had eaten

all the pizza before I got there.

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. Past Perfect: They had already eaten all the bread when the waiter brought the meal.

2. Past Perfect: He had had the car for twelve years when he sold it.

3. Past Simple: She had never phoned the dentist before.

4. Past Simple: The baby fell asleep by 11 o'clock.

5. Past Simple: I went to bed as soon as I finished all the grammar exercises.

6. Past Perfect: We had prepared the food before the guests arrived.

7. Past Perfect: Mum had already made breakfast when we got up.

8. Past Simple: Kate started studying after John left.

9. Past Perfect: She had realized that she had forgotten her book at home.

10. Past Simple: Lisa’s mother bought her a kitten yesterday because she sang well in the concert the night before.

11. Past Perfect Continuous: The thief had been stealing the car for years before he was caught.

12. Past Perfect Continuous: The phone had been ringing for ten minutes before he answered it.

13. Past Perfect: The decorator had painted all the walls before Dad got home.

14. Past Simple: I had been doing the housework all day, so I decided to take a break.

15. Past Simple: They had eaten all the pizza before I got there.