EXERCISES ON THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

 

 THE LESSON ON THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the past perfect simple:

a. After Fred (spend)……..his holiday in Italy, he (want)……..to learn Italian. 

b. Jill (phone)…...….Albert at work before her (leave)……....for a trip. 

c. Susan (turn)…….........on the radio after her (wash)........……the dishes.

d. When she (arrive)…….............the match (already/ start)…………………… 

e. After the man (come)…….............…home, he (feed)…...........……….the cat. 

f. Before he (sing)….........…a song, he (play)……...................the guitar.

g. She (watch)…….............… a video after the children (go)….........…..to bed. 

h. After Zahra (make)…............….break fast, she (phone)…..........……her friend. 

i. The storm (destroy)…..........…..sand castle that we (build)……………..

j. My brother (eat)…....…..all the cake that our mum (make)…………………. 

k. The doctor (take) ………off the plaster that he (put)….......….six weeks before. 

l. I could not remember the poem we (learn)…....……the week before.

m. The waiter (bring)……...........a drink that I (not/ order)……………. 

n. He (phone)……............Fatima before he (go)…......…..to see her in London.

B. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form: simple past, past perfect simple or continuous:

a. They (wait)…….at the station for 2 hours when the train finally (arrive)………... 

b. I (be)…….. Very tired because I (study)………too much. 

c. We (look for)…….. Her ring for 3 hours and then we (find)…….it in the bathroom.

d. How long (she/ learn)…….English before she (go)………to London. 

e. I (not/ work)……..all day, so I was not tired and went to the club at night. 

f. He (drive)…… less than an hour when ran out of the petrol.

g. Before Jim finally (decide)…......…to go to Morocco, he (think)…......….about it for months. 

h. They (eat)……….all the chocolate by the time Samira (get)………to the party. 

i. When the doctor (tell)…….....….him his liver was seriously bad, he (eat)….....…hamburgers for a month.

  THE LESSON ON THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

EXERCISES ON GERUND AND INFINITIVE

 

 THE LESSON ON GERUND AND INFINITIVE

A. Put verbs in brackets in the gerund or the infinitive form:
 
 
1- he agreed (buy)……..............a new car
2- we decided (run)……............through the forest
3- I learned (ride)……............the bike at the age of 15
4- The president aimed (bring)…....................down taxes
5- I regret (tell)….................Mary about the wedding
6- The congress refused (pass)….................. a tax reduction bill.
7- Avoid (make)…..........................silly mistakes
8- My parents wanted me (be)….......................home at 11
9- I really enjoy (watch)….........................a good movie
10- The president promised (fight)….................for lower taxes in the next term
 
 
B. Some verbs can only take a gerund, some can only take infinitive, and some can take both. Make the correct choice:
 
 
1- John stopped……….. because it was bad for his health (smoking/ to smoke/ both)
2- She plans…… a trip during her vacation (taking/ to take/ both)
3- When do you think he will begin……......for the big test? (studying/ to study/ both)
4- After you finish……….would you please clean the dishes (eating/ to eat/ both)
5- I really like…................................…. (travelling/ to travel/ both)
6- Alice suggested…..............out for dinner at Chinese restaurant (going/ to go/ both)
7- She can’t stand…...........................…that TV show (watching/ to watch/ both)