Question

Task. Put the verbs in the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Tense
1. After they ___(eat) the shellfish, they ___(begin) to feel sick.
2. When I ___(arrive) at the cinema, the film ___(start).
3. When we ___(finish) dinner, we ___(go out).
4. They ___(be) late for the plane because they ___(forget) their
passports.
5. He ___(meet) her somewhere before.
6. We___(go) skiing as soon as the snow ___(cover) the slope.
7. When I ___(finish) my morning jog, Kate ___(already/ have)
breakfast.
8. She ___(stop) playing volleyball after she (suffer) a knee
injury.
9. Monica___ (do) many sports before she ___(take up) athletics
professionally.
10.Before her guests ___(arrive), she ___(already/ cook) an
apple pie.
11.By the time the film ___(start), I ___(finish) my homework.
12.Sam ___(eat) all the chocolates before I ___(take) one.

Answer 1

1. After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

2. When I arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.

3. When we had finished dinner, we went out.

4. They were late for the plane because they had forgotten their passports.

5. He had met her somewhere before.

6. We went skiing as soon as the snow had covered the slope.

7. When I finished my morning jog, Kate had already had breakfast.

8. She stopped playing volleyball after she had suffered a knee injury.

9. Monica had done many sports before she took up athletics professionally.

10. Before her guests arrived, she had already cooked an apple pie.

11. By the time the film started, I had finished my homework.

12. Sam had eaten all the chocolates before I took one.