Grammar

UNIT 3.

1. Answer the questions using the Past Perfect Simple.

1. John lied to his mother. When she found out the truth, she was very angry.
Why was John’s mother angry?
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2. Jason ate all the ice cream. When Laura opened the fridge, there was none left.
Why didn’t Laura have any ice cream?
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3. Paul forgot to send Debby an invitation to his party. Debby missed the party.
Why did Debby miss Paul’s party?
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4. Lisa’s parents went to bed early. They were sleeping when she got home.
Why was the house quiet when Lisa got home?
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2. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple
or the Past Simple.
1. My friends …………………………… (eat) before I …………………………… (arrive).
2. Tom …………………………… (not pass) the test because he ……………………………
(not study).
3. There …………………………… (be) a lot of mud outside because it
…………………………… (rain) earlier in the day.
4. I …………………………… (go) to bed after I …………………………… (watch) my
favourite show.
5. By the time I …………………………… (get) to the party, everyone
…………………………… (began) dancing.

3. Complete the text using the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple or the
Past Simple.

On 10th December, 1968, a car filled with a large amount of money was on its way to a
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Japanese bank. A young policeman on a police motorbike ……………………………
(stop) the car. He 2…………………………… (tell) the bank workers in the car that
someone 3…………………………… (plant) a bomb under the car. The four workers
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…………………………… (get out) of the car and the policeman
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…………………………… (crawl) under it to look for the bomb. A few minutes later, the
workers 6…………………………… (notice) smoke and flames under the car. They
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…………………………… (not realise) that the police officer ……………………………
(be) really a thief. He 9…………………………… (start) the fire before he
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…………………………… (appear) from under the car. After the workers
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…………………………… (run) far away, the “policeman” quickly
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…………………………… (put out) the fire. He 13…………………………… (get) into the
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car and …………………………… (drive) away with all the money. By the time the
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“real” policemen …………………………… (arrive), the thief ……………………………
(disappear). He was never arrested.