Question

Open the brackets using Past Simple or Past Perfect. 1. Tom (to return) from the cinema at five o’clock. 2. Tom (to return) from the cinema by five o’clock. 3. I (to finish) my homework at seven o’clock. 4. I (to finish) my homework by seven o’clock. 5. He (to think) that he (to lose) the money. 6. Ann (to tell) me that she (to see) an interesting film. 7. When I (to come) home mother already (to cook) dinner. 8. When father (to return) from work, we already (to do) our homework. 9. When the teacher (to enter) the classroom, the pupils already (to open) their books. 10. Kate (to give) me the book she (to buy) the day before. 11. Mother (to see) that Nick (not to wash) his hands. 12. The teacher (to understand) that Lena (not to do) her homework. 13. I (to know) that my friend (to come) yet. 14. When I (wake up) yesterday, father already (to go) to work. 15. Mary (to tell) us that she (to cook) a good dinner. 16. Yesterday I (to find) a book which I (to lose) in summer. 17. When we (to come) to the station the train (to leave).

Answer 1

1. returned
2. had returned
3. finished
4. had finished
5. thought, had lost
6. told, saw
7. came, had cooked
8. returned, had done
9. entered, had opened
10. gave, had bought
11. saw, hadn't washed
12. understood, hadn't done
13. knew, had come
14. woke up, had gone
15. told, had cooked
16. found, had lost
17. came, had left

Answer 2

1. Tom returned from the cinema at five o’clock. 2. Tom had returned from the cinema by five o’clock. 3. I finished my homework at seven o’clock. 4. I had finished my homework by seven o’clock. 5. He thought that he had lost the money. 6. Ann told me that she had seen an interesting film. 7. When I came home, mother had already cooked dinner. 8. When father returned from work, we had already done our homework. 9. When the teacher entered the classroom, the pupils had already opened their books. 10. Kate gave me the book she had bought the day before. 11. Mother saw that Nick had not washed his hands. 12. The teacher understood that Lena had not done her homework. 13. I knew that my friend had not come yet. 14. When I woke up yesterday, father had already gone to work. 15. Mary told us that she had cooked a good dinner. 16. Yesterday I found a book which I had lost in the summer. 17. When we came to the station, the train had already left.