Past perfect vs past simple

16. They (be) ............ out for an hour when it (start) ............... to rain.

17. They (leave). .................. the shop as soon as they (buy) ............. everything they (need)...........

18. The house (burn) .......... to the ground buy the time the firemen (arrive) .................

19. As he (do) ....... a lot of work that day he (be) .............. very tired.

20. I already (hear) ................. about the accident when he (tell) ............. me about it.

Rewrite the folowing sentences with the same meaning

1. Spending the holiday by the sea is pleasant

-> It is........

2. "Don't forget to bring your library books" He said to me

-> He reminded..........

3. The last time I saw him was ten years ago

-> It's..............

4. I was last to know about the accident

A. At least I knew about the accident

B. Everyone had heard about the accident before I did

C. The last I knew about the accident

D. I wasn't informed of the accident at all

5. Learn harder or you will fail the exam

-> If................................

1 He was an excellent student. It was ...... that he failed the exam

A surprised

B surprising

C surprise

D surprises

2 Mary: What is your ....? Tom: I'm a Buddhist

A religion

B name

C nationality

D profession

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2 I was the last to know about the accident

A At last I knew about the accident

B Everyone had heard about the accident before I did

C The last thing I knew about was the accident

D I wasn't informed of the accident at all

Write the following sentences, paying attention to the subject, the object or the adverbial modifier of the sentence:

Ex: The neighbor told them about it.

-> It was the neighbor who/that told them about it.

20. He already plays for national spide, he only turned professional last year.

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1. When I ___________ the knock, I ______ the door.

A. was hearing/ opened         B. heard/ opened         

 C. was hearing/ was opening        D. heard/ have opened 

2. He ______ able to drive since he had an accident 5 years ago .

A. has not been                B. will not be 

C. had not been               D. would not be

3. We __ for months before we reached an island

.A. have been sailing                   B. had been sailing

C. would be sailing                     D. were sailing

4. They ____ the trip until we come. 

A. will start            B. didn’t start          C. started            D. won’t start

EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.

A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.

B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.

C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.

D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.

3. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”

A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.

B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.

C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.

D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.

4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.

A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.

B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.

C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.

D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.

5. “I wrote to him yesterday”

A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.

B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.

C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.

D. She told me she had written to him the day before.

6. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.

A. She told me he was talking to your sister. B. She told me she was talking to my sister.

C. She told me he was talking to my sister. D. She told me he was talking to her sister.

7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.

A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.

B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.

C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.

D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.

8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”

A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.

B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.

C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.

D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.

9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”

A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.

B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.

C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.

D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.

10. “I didn’t break your watch”

A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.

C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.

11. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.

A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave

12. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.

A. would B. did C. will D. had

13. He asked me where I ______________.

A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied

14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.

A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen

15. Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________

A. then B. ago C. before D. later

16. John asked me _______________ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means

C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

17. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.

A. whether she liked B. that she liked

C. if she likes D. whether she like

18. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.

A. was playing B. plays C. is playing D. has played

19. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.

A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped

20. Mary asked me ________________

A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.

B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before

C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.

D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.

21. He asked _______________ him some money.

A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends

22. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.

A. had I gone B. did I go C. I had gone D. was I going

23. Tom asked me ________.

A. if was I having a good time last year

B. whether I had had a good time the year before

C. if would I have a good time the year before

D. whether I have had a good time the year before

24. Do you know where _______?

A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he live

25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not

A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied

C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied

26. The policeman asked us ______________

A. had any of us seen the accident happen

C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen

B. If had any of us seen the accident happen

D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing

A. what the matter was B. what was the matter

C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was

28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square

A. told me wake B. asked me to wake

C. said me to wake D. requested me waking

29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?

A. what time is it B. what is the time

C. what time it is D. it is what time

30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal

A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign

C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign

31. Jeff wanted to know ___________

A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing

32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day

A. previous B. following C. before D. last

33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked

A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked

34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living

A. why B. when C. where D. what

35. Could you please tell me ___________?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party

A. that B. whether C. if D. B& C

37. He asked me___________

A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English

C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English

38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed

A. what B. when C. if D. why

39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.

A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing

40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .

A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator

B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator

C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator

D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator

1. “Don’t forget to post the letter”, Jack said to me. -> Jack reminded _______________________________________ 2. She told me that it would be best if I told the police about the accident. ->She advised __________________________________________ 3. I told you that you shouldn’t tell him anything .-> I warned __________________________________________ 4. I was surprised that it rained. ->I didn’t expect _______________________________________ 5. “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Tom said to Ann: ->Tom invited __________________________________________ 6. At first I didn’t want to play tennis but John persuaded me -> John persuaded ______________________________________ 7. The sudden noise caused me to jump. ->The sudden noise made ________________________________ 8. If you’ve got a car, you are able to travel around more easily. ->Having a car enables you________________________________ 9. She wouldn’t allow me to read the letter. ->She wouldn’t let me ______________________________ 10.I can’t contact Fred. He’s not at home. (phone him at work) ->Have you tried ___________________________________