Worksheet 14 - Past Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Continuous

Worksheet 14 – Past Perfect Tense & Past Perfect Continuous
Name: ________________________ Class: _________
A) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1. They ……………………………. (go) home after they ………………………….. (finish) their work.
2. She ………………………………….. (just / go) out when I called her.
3. My brother ………………………………. (eat) all the pie before we got back.
4. He wondered why I …………………………………………. (not / visit) him before.
5. She said that she ……………………………………………. (already / see) the Pyramids.
6. The fire ………………………………………….. (spread) to the next building before the firemen
………………………………………….. (arrive).
7. They drank small cups of coffee, after they ………………………………………. (finish) dinner.
8. He told me he ……………………………………………….. (catch) a young lion.
9. His mother …………………………………………. (worry) a lot about him before she
……………………………………… (hear) that he was asfe.
10. He ……………………………………………….. (already / learn) English before he
…………………………………………. (leave) for England, but before he arrived in England, he
……………………………………… (forget) some.
11. Mary ………………………………………….. (go) swimming after she …………………
(come) home. After she ………………………………… (swim), she …………………….
(call) her friend Judy.
12. I ……………………………………… (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I
……………………………… (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We …………………….. (have) a
very good time.
13. After they ……………………………… (finish) their breakfast, they …………………… (leave) for
school.
14. Linda ……………………………………. (play) tennis after she ………………………… (do) her
homework.
15. My father ……………………………. (water) the flowers after he ………………………. (clean)
the car. After he ………………………………….. (water) the flowers, he
…………………………….. (have) dinner.
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B) Combine the following sentences by using AFTER / BEFORE:
1. My mother took her umbrella. She went out.

……………………………………………………………………………………………...……………….
2. Frank called me. I went to school.
……………………………………………………………………………………………...……………….
3. I washed the dishes. I watched TV.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. She washed her hands. She had lunch.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………....………
5. The boys bought a ball. They played football.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. My mother made a cake. The guests came.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He put sugar in his tea. He drank it.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I got up. I had breakfast.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The children ran away. They broke the window.
………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
10. I fastened my seat belt. The plane took off.
………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
C) Complete the following sentences:
1. After I had watched that horror film, I ………………………………………………………………….

2. She finished her homework after ……………………………………………………………...……….
3. When I came home, my sister ……………… already ………………………………………..………
4. Before he went out, ………………………………………………………………………………..…….
5. They had telephoned me before ………………………………………………………………...……..

D) Read the passage and answer the questions:
I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove
on to the next town. On the way a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. After
he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
Except a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey.
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, “Do you speak
English?”
As I soon learned, he was English himself!
1. When did the writer drive on to the next town?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. When did he say good morning to the man in French?
……………………………………………………………………………………………..………………..
3. When did the young man say, “Do you speak English?”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………....

E) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1. We ………………………………………………… (play) football for half an hour when it started to

rain.
2. I …………………………………………………. (study) English for a short time when the
electricity went off.
3. She ……………………………………………… (do) her homework before you came in.
4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He ………………………………………….. (crawl) in the
garden.
5. I ……………………………………………… (drive) the car for five years when I sold it.
6. We were very tired. We ………………………………………………. (travel) for about sixteen
hours.
7. They were out of breath. They ……………………………………………… (run) for a long time.
8. He ……………………………………………. (live) in London for ten years when he had an
accident.
9. He was tired because he ……………………………………………….. (write) letters all morning.
10. He …………………………………………….. (repair) the radio for an hour when you arrived.
F) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
1. I was tired because I …………………………………………. (type) for a long time.

2. Her boss was very angry with her because she …………………………………………. (come) to
work very late.
3. I didn’t know about the earthquake because I ……………………………………… (not / watch)
television.
4. She was too fat because she …………………………………………….. (not / keep) her doctor’s
advice.
5. I took my car to the garage because the brakes ……………………………………………. (not /
work).
6. She had to go to the dentist because she ………………………………………. (not / clean) her
teeth.
7. He got bad marks because he …………………………………………… (not / study) hard.
8. She wasn’t at home. She ……………………………………………. (go) out with her boyfriend.
9. I thought I …………………………………………………… (behave) like an ididot.
10. He ……………………………………………….. (study) English) very hard for the last few days.

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Name: ________________ Class: _

A) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:

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B) Combine the following sentences by using AFTER / BEFORE:

1. My mother took her umbrella. She went out.

C) Complete the following sentences:

1. After I had watched that horror film, I ………………………………………………………………….

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D) Read the passage and answer the questions:

1. When did the writer drive on to the next town?

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E) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

1. We ………………………………………………… (play) football for half an hour when it started to

F) Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

1. I was tired because I …………………………………………. (type) for a long time.

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