Question

[Auretha Mildred]

I. Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Perfect:

1. They (go) ……………..home after they (finish) ………………… their work.

2. She said that she (already, see) ……………………. Dr. Rice.

3. After taking a bath, he (go) ………………………….. to bed.

4. He told me he (not/eat) ………………………… such kind of food before.

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) ………………………………….

6. Before she (watch) ………………….. TV, she (do)……………………. homework.

7. What (be) …………….. he when he (be) ………………. young?

8. After they (go) ………………………, I (sit) ……………….. down and (rest) ……………

9. Yesterday, John (go) ………………….. to the store before he (go) ………………… home.

10. She (win) ………………………. the gold medal in 1986.

11. Our teacher (tell) …………… us yesterday that he (visit) …………… England in 1970.

12. Alan (have)……….hardly(prepare)………..for dinner when her husband (go) ……..home

13. No sooner (have)…………….I (watch)……………. TV than the phone (ring)…………

14. Before I (watch) ……………… TV, I (do) ………………………….. my homework.

15. After I (wash)………………………….my clothes, I (sleep) ……………………………

16. “ It is the first time I have eaten sushi” , said Bill.

→ Bill said it (be) ……….. the first time he (eat) ……………….. sushi.

17. “ I broke my glasses yesterday”, said Lan.

→ Lan said that she (break) ………………………………… her glasses the day before.

18. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night.

→ If I (not work) …………….. at night, I (attend) ………………….. the evening classes.

19. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I (have) ………………………. a laptop.

20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you (stay) …………….. home.

Answer 1

[nguyen thi bao tien]

I. Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Perfect:

1. They (go) ………went……..home after they (finish) ………had finished………… their work.

2. She said that she (already, see) ………had already seen……………. Dr. Rice.

3. After taking a bath, he (go) ……………went…………….. to bed.

4. He told me he (not/eat) …………hadn't eaten……………… such kind of food before.

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) ………………had already begun………………….

6. Before she (watch) ………watched………….. TV, she (do)…………had done…………. homework.

7. What (be) ……was……….. he when he (be) ………was………. young?

8. After they (go) ………had gone………………, I (sit) ………sat……….. down and (rest) ……rested………

9. Yesterday, John (go) …………had gone……….. to the store before he (go) ………went………… home.

10. She (win) …………won……………. the gold medal in 1986.

11. Our teacher (tell) ……told……… us yesterday that he (visit) ………visited…… England in 1970.

12. Alan (have)……….hardly(prepare)………..for dinner when her husband (go) ……..home

13. No sooner (have)………had…….I (watch)………watched……. TV than the phone (ring)……rang……

14. Before I (watch) ………watched……… TV, I (do) ………………had done………….. my homework.

15. After I (wash)…………had watched……………….my clothes, I (sleep) ……………slept………………

16. “ It is the first time I have eaten sushi” , said Bill.

→ Bill said it (be) ……was….. the first time he (eat) ………had eaten……….. sushi.

17. “ I broke my glasses yesterday”, said Lan.

→ Lan said that she (break) …………………had broken……………… her glasses the day before.

18. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night.

→ If I (not work) ………hadn't worked…….. at night, I (attend) …………would have attended……….. the evening classes.

19. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I (have) ……………had…………. a laptop.

20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you (stay) ……stayed……….. home.

Answer 2

[Nguyễn Nhật Minh]

1. They (go)went home after they (finish) had finished their work.

2. She said that she (already, see) had already seen Dr. Rice.

3. After taking a bath, he (go) had gone to bed.

4. He told me he (not/eat) hadn't eaten such kind of food before.

5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) had already begun

6. Before she (watch) had watched TV, she (do) had done homework.

7. What (be) had been he when he (be) was young?

8. After they (go) had gone, I (sit) sat down and (rest) rested

9. Yesterday, John (go) went to the store before he (go) had gone home.

10. She (win) won the gold medal in 1986.

11. Our teacher (tell)told us yesterday that he (visit) visited England in 1970.

12. Alan (have)had hardly(prepare)prepared for dinner when her husband (go)went home

13. No sooner (have)had I (watch)watched TV than the phone (ring)rang

14. Before I (watch) watched TV, I (do)had done my homework.

15. After I (wash)washed my clothes, I (sleep) had slept

16. “ It is the first time I have eaten sushi” , said Bill.

→ Bill said it (be) was the first time he (eat) had eaten sushi.

17. “ I broke my glasses yesterday”, said Lan.

→ Lan said that she (break) had broken her glasses the day before.

18. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night.

→ If I (not work) didn't work at night, I (attend) had attended the evening classes.

19. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I (have) had had a laptop.

20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you (stay) stayed at home.