Question

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the Past Perfect or the Past Simple. Model: After Loren had turned on the alarm, she locked the door. (turn on) By the time Simone arrived, the police had already left. (arrive) 1. After the company _____(hire)Joe, he began to work on his first project. 2. _____you _______(hear) the news before you saw it on TV? 3. Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he _______(not read) the book yet. 4. The concert ______ already _______(begin) when we _______ (enter) the stadium. 5. Until Anne ________ (meet) Mark, she ____ never ______(be) in love. 6. Bill __________ (smoke) for years before he finally _______(quit). 7. _______ Sara ever _______(drive)to London by herself before then? 8. How many fish ______ the boys _____ (catch) by the time it started raining? 9. You ________(forbid) them to go to the beach, hadn’t you? 10. The girls _______(exercise) in weeks, that’s why they ______ (hurt)so much afterwards.

Answer 1

1. had hired

2. Had you heard

3. hadn't read

4. had already begun, entered

5. met, had never been

6. had smoked, quited

7. Had Sara ever driven

8. had the boys catched

9. had forbidden

10. had exercised, hurt

Answer 2

1. After the company had hired Joe, he began to work on his first project.
2. Had you heard the news before you saw it on TV?
3. Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he had not read the book yet.
4. The concert had already begun when we entered the stadium.
5. Until Anne met Mark, she had never been in love.
6. Bill had smoked for years before he finally quit.
7. Had Sara ever driven to London by herself before then?
8. How many fish had the boys caught by the time it started raining?
9. You had forbidden them to go to the beach, hadn't you?
10. The girls hadn't exercised in weeks, that's why they hurt so much afterward.