PRACTICE WITH PAST PERFECTAND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Exercise 1 Complete the sentences by putting the verb into the Past Perfect.
1. Did you manage to see the Director, or (he/go) by the time you got there?
2. I couldn't get into the office yesterday morning because I (leave) my keys at home.
3. I found out about the vacancy too late. When my application form arrived, they (appoint) someone.
4. When Mr. Duncan arrived, the steel sheets and bars (come in) in different sizes and (to be unloaded) on to the delivery bank.
5. That machine was a new conveyor belt, which they (to install) last year.
6. The newspaper published some data, indicating that they (to double) their output.
7. By the time he sold off the shares, his original investment (grow) by 83%.
8. When I got back to the office, I was surprised to hear that the manager (put) someone else in charge of my main project.
Exercise 2 Complete the following sentences using the Past Perfect.
1. Hector Grant didn't think it was quite the right time for the probe because ...
2. The company decided to take legal action because ...
3. She was not worried when the stock market fell because ...
4. The negotiations realized another meeting would be necessary because ...
5. The Marketing Manager's flight from Abraca arrived late because ...
6. There was a bit of a crisis on in Mr. Martin's office because ...
7. Mr. Martin had a much bigger emergency to cope with, because (30 desks/fail to arrive)...
8. One of the forwarding agents didn't call them back, because ...
Exercise 3 Look through the notes about the history of Biogen, a genetic engineering company that specializes in producing medical products. Write sentences about the company's activities until it went public in 1993.
(1987) company starts producing pregnancy kits
(1988) company starts marketing test kits in USA
(1989) Dr Pierce starts running the company
(1990) Dr Warner, new Medical Director joins
(1991) company starts manufacturing thermometers
(1992) company opens a new production unit in Spain
1
When the company went public, (we/produce/pregnancy test kits/6 years) we had been producing pregnancy test kits for six years.
2
When the company went public, (we/market the kits/USA/5 years)
3
When the company went public, (Dr Pierce/run it/4 years)
4
When the company went public, (Dr Warner/be the Medical Director/3 years)
5
When the company went public, (We/manufacture thermometers/2 years)
6
When the company went public, (we/have/a production unit in Spain /one year)
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