8. 
| Read the situation and write sentences from the words in brackets.
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| 1. You went to Jill’s house but she wasn’t there. (she / go / out) … She had gone out …
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| 2. You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn’t the same as before.
(it / change / a lot) ………….
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| 3. I invited Rachel to the party but she couldn’t come.
(she / arrange / to do something else) ……………………
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| 4. You went to the cinema last night. You arrived at the cinema late.
(the film / already / begin) ………………
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| 5. I was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time.
(I / not / see / him for five years) ……………….
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| 6. I offered Sue something to eat but she wasn’t hungry.
(she / just / have / breakfast) ………………
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9. 
| Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb given in brackets.
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| 1. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. It was his first flight.
(fly) … He had never flown before. OR He hadn’t flown before …
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| 2. A woman walked into the room. She was a complete stranger to me.
(see) I ………………… before.
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| 3. Simon played tennis yesterday. He wasn't very good at it because it was his first game.
(play) He ……………….
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| 4. Last year we went to Denmark. It was our first time there.
(be) We …………………
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| 10.
| Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.).
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1 “Was Tom at the party when you arrived? ” “No, he … had gone … (go) home.”
2 I felt very tired when I got home, so I …….. (go) straight to bed.
3 The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ……….. (go) to bed.
4 Sorry I’m late. The car ……………. (break) down on my way here.
5 We were driving along the road when we …….. (see) a car which ………(break) down, so we …………………. (stop) to see if we could help.
| 11.
| Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
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| 1. I was very tired when I arrived home.
(I/work/hard all day) … I had been working hard all day. …
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| 2. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired.
(they / play / football) …………………
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| 3. There was nobody in the room but there was a smell of cigarettes.
(somebody / smoke / in the room) …………………..
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| 4. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was.
(she/dream) …………………
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| 5. When I got home, Mike was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off.
(he/watch/TV) …………………
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| 12.
| Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
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1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbors... were having... (have) a party.
2. We were good friends. We... had known … (know) each other for a long time.
3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he ……………….. (walk) so fast.
4. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She ……(run).
5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They ……… (eat).
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They ……… (eat).
7. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He …… (look) for his contact lens.
8. When I arrived, Kate ……… (wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she ……… (wait) for a very long time.
9. I was sad when I sold my car. I ………… (have) it for a very long time.
10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ……. (travel) for more than 24 hours.
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