II.Open the brackets using the verbs in Past Perfect.

1.Jill was afraid she (to forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag. 2.The manager wasn’t in the office when I came there. He (to go) out twenty minutes before. 3.I wasn’t hungry because I just (to have) breakfast. 4.Mike saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody (to leave) it the day before. 5.I apologized I (not to phone) her. 6.He told me that he (to come) back a fortnight ago. 7.I knew him at once though I (to meet) him many years before. 8.We spent the night in Stratford, a town we often (to hear) of but never (to see). 9. They couldn’t believe he (to give up) his job in the bank.He (to make) a good living there. 10.Mrs Jackson said that she already (to prepare) everything for talks. 11. Alice asked her brother where he (to arrange) to meet his friend. 12.We had no car at that time because we (to sell) our old one. 13.They (to finish) translating the contract form by two o’clock. 14.Hardly I (to enter) the office when the telephone rang. 15.I kept silence for a while thinking of what he (to tell) me. 16.Bob tried to find a job after he (to serve) a five-year sentence.

III.Combine the following sentences according to the model:

Helen finished the work. Then she went out. – Helen went out after she had finished her work.

1.Mike looked through all the documents. Then he rang the customers up. 2.The bell rang. Then the students entered the room. 3.Sally spent all the money in her purse. Then she left the shop. 4.The clock struck nine. Then Jack woke up. 5.Andrew saved some money. Then he got married. 6.He lost all his money. Then he stopped playing cards. 7.I asked him three times for the money. Then he paid me. 8.He read the newspaper from beginning to end.Then he gave it to me. 9.The sun set. The farmers stopped working. 10.We answered all the questions. Then we left the examination room. 11.Binder & Co. sent an enquiry to us. Then we sent them our latest catalogues.

IV. Join the sentences using Past Simple and Past Perfect.

1. John studied French. He went to Paris. (before) 2. We arrived at the cinema. The film started. (when) 3. Richard ate all the cakes. Fred arrived home. (before)

4. The army commander studied the maps. He made the attack. (after) 5. The gardener finished digging. He put in some plants. (when) 6. I read the book. I saw the film. (before) 7. Her children left home. She started writing. (after) 8. We got to the theatre. The play started. (when) 9. I had a bath. I went to bed. (after) 10. He recovered. He was ill. (after) 11. I read the letter. I threw it away. (when) 12. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as) 13. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it. (when) 14. I didn’t go to bed. I translated the article. (until) 15. I spent all my money. I went home. (when)

V.Choose the correct form of the verb.

1.I (woke up, had woken up) early and got out of bed. 2.I got out of bed an hour later I (woke up, had woken up). 3.We were late. The meeting (started, had started) an hour before. 4.She was the most delightful person I (ever met, had ever met). 5.That morning she (dressed, had dressed), (phoned, had phoned) somebody and went out. 6.That morning she went out after she (phoned, had phoned) somebody. 7.He was tired because he (worked, had worked) hard in the garden all day. 8.The sun (set, had set), it got dark and we went home. 9.The Hills were in a hurry, but they (took, had taken) a taxi and managed to arrive exactly on time. 10.The Hills managed to arrive exactly on time because they (took, had taken) a taxi. 11.He said he (broke, had broken) the lamp. 12.We asked Peter to come with us, but he refused. He (already promised, had already promised) to play football with his son. 13.I saw a nice kitten when I (opened, had opened) the basket. 14.After I (wrote, had written) all my letters, I went to the kitchen to make coffee. 15.She (hardly finished, had hardly finished) speaking over the phone when the telephone rang again.