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II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they ________________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ___________________ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I ______________ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________________ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ________________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car __________________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ______________ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I _______ (get) home.  Everybody _______________ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ________________ (fill) the basket, I _____________ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ________________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob ________________ (ask) me the night before, so I _____________ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ___________ (go) to Jim’s room and ___________ (knock) on the door but there ________ (be) no answer. Either  he ______________ (go) out or he _________________ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She _______________________ (never/ use) it before, so she _________________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ___________________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she _______________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _____________ (do) the experiment, they _____________ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I ____________ (meet) an old friend who I _________________ (not see) for years.

“Dream it. Wish it. Do it” – “Dám mơ. Dám ao ước. Dám làm.”

Answer 1

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II. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

1.  I went to the box office at lunch time, but they _______had already sold_________________ (already/ sell) all the tickets.

2.  I felt very tired when I got home, so I ______________went_____ (go) straight to bed.

3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I _______had been______ (be) very ill.

4. At last, the committee were ready to announce their decision. They _______________had made___ (make) up their mind.

5. 'Was Tom at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he _______had gone_________ (go) home.'

6. Sorry I'm late. The car ________broke__________ (break) down on my way here.

7. I ________took______ (take) the book back to the library when I _____________had read________ (read) it.

8. The house was very quiet when I ___got____ (get) home.  Everybody ________had gone_______ (go) out for dinner.

9. After she ______had filled__________ (fill) the basket, I ___________went__ (go) to the check out.

10. Yesterday morning I ______remembered __________ (remember) the answer t the question Bob _______had asked_________ (ask) me the night before, so I ______phoned_______ (phone) him.

11. Last night, I ______went_____ (go) to Jim’s room and _________knocked__ (knock) on the door but there __was______ (be) no answer. Either  he _______had gone_______ (go) out or he __________didn't want_______ (not want) to see anyone.

12. Angel asked me how to use the photocopier. She ____had never used___________________ (never/ use) it before, so she ______didn't know___________ (not/ know) how to use.

13. Karen ________didn't want___________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she ______had already seen_________
      ________ (already/ see) the film before.
14. When the students _______had done______ (do) the experiment, they _______wrote______ (write) a report on it .

15. Two days a go I _______met_____ (meet) an old friend who I ____________hadn't seen_____ (not see) for years.