Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).

1. I lost the key that he (give) to me.

2. She told me that she (see) a ghost.
3. I went downstairs because I (hear) a noise.
4. When they came home, Sue (cook) dinner already.
5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) our address book.

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) .

2. He went to Alaska where he (not / be) before.
3. She put on the red dress, which she (not / wear) for ages.
4. He (not / play) tennis before that day.
5. His mother was angry because he (not / help) her with the shopping.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

1. (you / finish) your homework before you went to the cinema?

2. (why / you / clean) the bathroom before you bathed the dog?
3. (you / have) breakfast before you came here?
4. (she / find) a place to stay when she went to Boston?
5. (where / she / live) before she moved to Chicago?

In each sentence, fill the gaps with one Past Continuous verb and one Past Simple verb.
Use the verbs in brackets.

1. While I ________________ for the bus, I ________________ my friend Ercan. (meet / wait)
2. She ________________ dinner when the telephone ________________. (cook / ring)
3. It ________________ to rain while they ________________ in the garden. (sit / begin)
4. While she ________________ home, she ________________ an accident. (have / drive)
5. While we ________________ TV, the cat ________________ the dinner. (steal / watch)
6. I _______________ a letter when my friend _______________ into the room. (write / come)
7. The robber ________________ the window while she ________________ upstairs.
(sleep / break)
8. The computer _______________ down while he _______________ an e-mail. (break / write)
9. When I ________________ Ayşe, she ________________ with her boyfriend. (quarrel / see)
10. While they ________________ a video, Mum ________________ lunch. (watch / cook)
USE THE VERBS IN THE PAST PERFECT

1. Before I came home I _________________________________(buy) some bread.

2. When we reached the theatre the performance_________________________(already/start).
3. I knew I ________________________(see) the man somewhere.
4. She _______________________ (never/write) a letter to the Queen.
5. I tried my friend’s bike. I ________________________________(not ride) a bike before.
6. Tom did not come to school yesterday because he _________________________ (fall) ill.
7. My friend __________________________ (never/eat) snails before.
8. Why _________________________________ (he/choose) the sports car?
9. Kate was so unhappy because she ________________________ (lose) her new hairband.
10. The rabbit ran away because he ___________________________(forget) to close the door.