Use when, before or after, the past perfect and the past simple to join the sentences, as in the example.
1. The scientist made an announcement. He completed his research.
> When the scientist (had) completed his research, he made an announcement. / The scientist made an announcement after he had completed his research.
2. She got a degree in Engineering. She studied for four years.
3. He worked as a sales assistant. He got a new job as a car salesman.
4. Ann and David were engaged for five months. They got married.
5. Mr. Harris was sick for many weeks. He went to hospital.
Look at the timeline of some events in Ben Affleck’s life. Use the past perfect or the past simple to make sentences.
1980 meets Matt Damon
1984 makes his first television appearance
1997 receives Oscar award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Good Will Hunting
2000 promotes the Democrats in the elections
2005 gets married to actress Jennifer Garner
2007 writes and directs Gone Baby Gone
> Before Ben Affleck made his first television appearance, he had met Matt Damon.
Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple, the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
Zinedine Zidane is my favourite footballer. He 1) … (start) playing for Cannes and Bordeaux. Did you know that before he finished his career in Real Madrid he 2) … (play) for Juventus for five years? He 3) … (win) the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with the French national team. In 2004, fans 4) … (vote) Jubilee Poll after they 5) … (name) him European Footballer of the Year in 1998. Zidane 6) … (retire) from professional football after the World Cup in 2006.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
It was a nice afternoon last summer, and Paul and Andrew 1) … (sail) for a week in the Mediterranean. The two friends 2) … (plan) the sailing trip for months.
They 3) … (sail) for over two hours when black clouds 4) … (appear) in the sky. A storm 5) … (come). Paul 6) … (tell) Andrew to get back in the boat as the water 7) … (become) very rough. The wind 8) … (blow) hard and the boat 9) … (start) to rock. Suddenly, they 10) … (hear) a loud crashing sound. Paul and Andrew couldn’t believe their eyes when they 11) … (see) that the boat 12) … (strike) a large rock. There was a large hole in the side of the boat and they 13) … (sink) fast. Quickly, they 14) … (put on) their lifejackets, 15) … (send out) an SOS message and then 16) … (jump) into the sea.
In a few minutes the boat 17) … (sink) to the bottom of the sea. They were really scared but then they 18) … (hear) the sound of a boat coming towards them. It was the coastguard. The crew 19) … (help) them get out of the water and 20) … (give) them blankets to keep warm. Paul and Andrew 21) … (feel) so relieved in their lives. They were lucky to be alive.
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