Exercitii cu Past Simple – Past Perfect Simple- Past Perfect Continuous

1. The child (have) the dog, Cudly, for two months before it (disappear).

2. His sister (leave) the gate open and the little dog (go out) of the yard.

3. Both children and their parents (look for) the dog for three hours when they (decide) to place some photos of the dog in the neighbourhood.

4. They (not know) that moment that another little child (find) Cudly.

5. He (play) with the dog for more than an hour.

6. They (be) happy playing with each other, running in the streets.

7. Suddenly, the boy (see) a photo of the dog on a fence and he (realize) the dog (run away) before he (find) it.

8. What a pity! He (have to) take the dog back.

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Past Perfect Simple & Continuous/ Past Simple

  1. When I (phone) him, he already (buy) the tickets for the show.
  2. By the time Maddie (notice), her two little children (paint) the cat.
  3. She hardly (close) her bag when her mobile phone (ring) again.
  4. No sooner the doctor (leave) than the old lady (call) him again.
  5. Her grandfather (work) in the army for forty years before he (retire).
  6. When I (talk) to him he (be) exhausted because he (train) for three hours.
  7. Before the teacher (come in) the pupils (copy) the homework from one another for half an hour.
  8. Hardly the manager (sit down) when somebody (knock) at the door.
  9. No sooner Jenny (turn on) the TV than the lights (go off).
  10. When the man (see) the fire in the forest he (call) the firefighters.
  11. When the firefighters (arrive), the people (try) to put out the fire for a long time.
  12. She hardly (order) the drink when the waiter (bring) it.
  13. She (tell) me that her brother already (go) out.
  14. By the time Marianne (think) about his proposal he already (marry) somebody else.
  15. No sooner she (open) her mouth than the dentist (pull) out her tooth.
  16. Jennifer (explain) for five minutes when she (realize) everybody (leave).
  17. The manager (tell) his staff that he (invite) some specialists from abroad.
  18. By the time Jenny’s mother (come) back in the kitchen she (spread) the entire bag of flour on the floor.
  19. They (be) friends for five years before the (get married).
  20. He (stop) the car the moment he (hear) that strange noise.