Можете 1. Make up sentences.
1) Brian/to return/books to the library/before last Thursday. 2) We/to know/the results of the
test/before two o’clock yesterday. 3) I/to come/to the office/before lunch time. 4) You/ to make/the
order/before we came into the cafe. 5) Sally/to send/the letters/before her boss returned from the
bank. 6) The ferry/to reach/the port/by three o’clock yesterday. 7) The performance/to finish/by eight
o’clock in the evening. 8) They/to build/a new hospital/before the end of April. 9) Мах/to have
dinner/by four o’clock. 10) The baby/to wake up/before you left home.
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Tense.
1) He ... (to watch) this TV programme before his parents came home. 2) Sheila and Witty ... (to
send) the invitations for the conference before Friday. 3) A group of tourists ... (already to visit) this
cathedral before the guide told them about its history. 4) His nephew ... (to move) to a new flat by the
beginning of September. 5) The accident ... (to happen) before Henry understood anything. 6) It ...
(to stop) raining by the evening. 7) John and Andrew ... (to get) to the hotel before night. 8) You ...
(to make) a decision before our talk. 9) I ... (to meet) your brother before we both entered university.
10) We ... (to make) photocopies of the documents by six o’clock yesterday.
3. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the boxes, using them in the Past Perfect
Tense.

It was the last week of summer holidays. Mike ... from the country two days before. He ... his
grandparents. Mike’s life in the country ... really ... exciting that summer. He ... to do a lot of useful
things. His uncle ... Mike to drive a car. Mike’s grandfather ... Mike hunting. Mike was very happy
because he ... never ... the hunting rifle before. Mike even ... part in the horse-racing competition and
... the third place. Mike’s friend Pete ... a photo of Mike holding the prize on the horse back. It was a
pleasure to remember all the events that had happened in the village. Now Mike wanted to tell his
classmates about the summer holidays.

1) Brian had to return the books to the library before last Thursday. To form the Past Perfect tense, we use the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb (return). In this sentence, the action of returning the books to the library happened before last Thursday.

2) We needed to know the results of the test before two o’clock yesterday. Again, we use the auxiliary verb "had" followed by the past participle of the main verb (know). The action of knowing the results happened before two o’clock yesterday.

3) I had to come to the office before lunchtime. Here, the main verb (come) is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of coming to the office happened before lunchtime.

4) You had to make the order before we came into the cafe. The verb "make" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of making the order happened before we came into the cafe.

5) Sally had sent the letters before her boss returned from the bank. The verb "send" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of sending the letters happened before her boss returned from the bank.

6) The ferry had reached the port by three o’clock yesterday. The verb "reach" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of reaching the port happened by three o’clock yesterday.

7) The performance had finished by eight o’clock in the evening. The verb "finish" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of finishing the performance happened by eight o’clock in the evening.

8) They had built a new hospital before the end of April. The verb "build" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of building a new hospital happened before the end of April.

9) Мах had had dinner by four o’clock. The verb "have" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of having dinner happened by four o’clock.

10) The baby had woken up before you left home. The verb "wake" is in the past participle form after the auxiliary verb "had". The action of waking up happened before you left home.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Tense.

1) He had watched this TV programme before his parents came home.
2) Sheila and Witty had sent the invitations for the conference before Friday.
3) A group of tourists had already visited this cathedral before the guide told them about its history.
4) His nephew had moved to a new flat by the beginning of September.
5) The accident had happened before Henry understood anything.
6) It had stopped raining by the evening.
7) John and Andrew had gotten to the hotel before night.
8) You had made a decision before our talk.
9) I had met your brother before we both entered university.
10) We had made photocopies of the documents by six o’clock yesterday.

3. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the boxes, using them in the Past Perfect Tense.

It was the last week of summer holidays. Mike had returned from the country two days before. He had visited his grandparents. Mike’s life in the country had been really exciting that summer. He had done a lot of useful things. His uncle had taught Mike to drive a car. Mike’s grandfather had taken Mike hunting. Mike was very happy because he had never shot the hunting rifle before. Mike even had taken part in the horse-racing competition and had won the third place. Mike’s friend Pete had taken a photo of Mike holding the prize on the horseback. It was a pleasure to remember all the events that had happened in the village. Now Mike wanted to tell his classmates about the summer holidays.