Join these pairs of sentences, using the conjunctions in brackets. Change one verb into the Past Perfect (I had done)

I had a bath, I went to bed. (after) – After I’d had a bath, I went to bed.

1. I read the letter. I threw it away. (when)

2. He passed his driving test, he bought a car. (as soon as)

3. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it. (when)

4. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (until)

5. I spent all my money. I went home. (when)

6. I read the book. I saw the film. (before)

7. Her children left home. She started writing. (after)

5. Supply the Past Perfect (I had done) / Past Simple (I did).

1. They had locked the gates before I got there. (to lock / to get)

2. By the time we ………….., the party …………… (to arrive / to finish)

3. I ……………the shop as soon as I ……………the contents of the box. (to ring / to check)

4. After we ……………it on the phone, I ……….him a letter about it. (to discuss / to write)

5. We ……………a good rest when our guests ……………(to have / all leave)

6. When she ……….the office this morning, Jim……………(to ring / already / to go out)

7. Before we ……………Tim to the theater, he ………a stage play before. (to take / never / to see)

8. I ………the carpet when the dog ……....in and ……….himself. (just / clean / to come / to shake)

9. He ………...to do the job in an hour, but he still ………….by 10 o’clock. (to promise / not / to finish)

6. Open the brackets using the verbs in Past Simple (I did) / Past Continuous (I was doing) / Past Perfect (I had done).

1. Gerry (to be) at home when you arrived? – No, he (to go) on a date.

2. By 8 p.m. the boss (to sign) the documents and by 8 p.m. the secretary (to make) a report.

3. When he (to see) me, I (to read) the newspaper which I (to buy) in the street.

4. Beth just (to go home) when I (to phone) her.

5. When Alison (to enter) the house she (to see) that her son (to play) with a ball she (to buy) in the shop.

6. They (to arrive) to the theater late. The play already (to begin).

7. When I (to come) in the hall, they (to unpack) the clothes they (to receive) from their foreign friends.

8. Her brother (to be) taken to hospital because he (to have) a car accident.

7. Open the brackets using Past Simple (I did) / Present Perfect (I have done) / Past Perfect (I had done).

1. When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner. 2. Since I began acting, I (perform) in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985. 3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) without me. My boss (be) furious with me and I (be) fired.4. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) the song in years, and it (bring) back some great memories. 5. Last week, I (run) into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) each other in years, and both of us (change) a great deal. I (enjoy) talking to her so much that I (ask) her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner. 6. When Jack (enter) the room, I (recognize, not) him because he (lose) so much weight and (grow) a beard. He looked totally different! 7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first (arrive) in the New World. 8. I (visit) so many beautiful places since I (come) to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyon lands.