perfect tenses exercises

Fill in the plank

1. After Fred  (to spend) his holiday in Italy he  (to want) to learn Italian.
2. Jill  (to phone) Dad at work before she  (to leave) for her trip.
3. Susan  (to turn on) the radio after she  (to wash) the dishes.
4. When she  (to arrive) the match  already  (to start).
5. After the man  (to come) home he  (to feed) the cat.
6. Before he  (to sing) a song he  (to play) the guitar.
7. She  (to watch) a video after the children  (to go) to bed.
8. After Eric  (to make) breakfast he  (to phone) his friend.
9. I  (to be) very tired because I  (to study) too much.
10. They  (to ride) their bikes before they  (to meet) their friends.

Make the past perfect simple – ‘wh’ or ‘yes/no’ questions

Fill in the plank 

1.  you  the kitchen door? (to paint)
2.  your brother  the shopping? (to do)
3.  Julian ever  a spider? (to touch)
4.  your father ever  on an elephant? (to ride)
5.  Lee  his parents yet? (to ask)
6. What  you  in your text? (to write)
7.  Bill  the radio? (to turn off)
8.  you ever  in a helicopter? (to fly)
9. Who  the window? (to break)
10.  you ever  for your friends? (to cook)

Fill in the plank

1. When you arrive I probably  the job. start
2. They  dinner by the time we get there. have
3. A few centuries from now wars, I hope,  a thing of the past. become
4. In a year’s time he  to some more serious sort of job. take
5. You  a lot of your work by the end of this month. do
6. By November all the leaves . fall
7. If he doesn’t hurry, they  before he comes. leave

8. I am sure that tomorrow you  all these rules. forget
9. Be quick! The child  before you rescue it. drown
10. She  old before she learns the use of prepositions. grow
11. The airman  more than a thousand miles, before the end of this month. fly
12. If you ring me up after nine o’clock. I  to the doctor. speak
13. We  twenty miles more before we cross the frontier. travel
14. Next year we  together for ten years. be
15. I am sure they  the new road before April. complete

1) When (you/complete) the work?

2) (you/finish) the report by the deadline?

3) (we/do) everything?

4) She (finish) her exams by then, so we can go out for dinner.

5) You (read) the book before the next class.

6) She  (not/finish) work by seven.

7)  (you/do) by the end of the day?

8)  (she/leave) by Tuesday?