Secondary 1 - Grammar - Unit 2 Past Perfect

Secondary 1 - Grammar - Unit 2
Past Perfect

Name _____________________
Date ___________

1. Rewrite using the word in brackets to give the same meaning.
1. My sister came at 5.00 pm. We were finished with lunch. (by the time)
______________________________
2. Samer finished his homework and then watched TV. (when)
______________________________
3. My mother cleaned the house and then she cooked. (After)
______________________________
4. He was in debt. He lost his job one month ago. (because)
______________________________
5. Samer arrived home and then it began to rain. (As soon as)
___________________________
2. Correct the underlined mistakes.
When Mr Ashraf had finished his work and was about to leave his office, he (1) hears a loud shot coming out of the clothing shop opposite his building. He (2) thinked that it must (3) had be a terrible crime. So he immediately (4) runned towards his office window and as soon as he opened it, he saw what had happened. A thief (5) had break the shop window and had shot the shop assistant. Mr Ashraf (6) pick up his phone and (7) calls the police. But by the time the police arrived, the thief had stolen all the money in the safe and had run away.
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________
4. _________ 5. _________ 6. _________
7. _________
3. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Amgad won a big sum of money when he won the famous contest “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”. The first thing he does when he gets the prize was to sell his old house and buy a new one. He also intended to buy a new car, as he had always dreams of buying a new sports car.
(You will find three mistakes.) _____________________________________
4. Match the phrases and rewrite each sentence below.
A B
1. As soon as I raised my hand, A. as the basketball team won the championship.
2. I realised the battery had run down B. he had visited six countries.
3. By the time he returned to Egypt, C. he saw the film.
4. After he read Oliver Twist, D. when the radio stopped working.
5. I didn’t go shopping until E. the teacher called my name.
F. I had finished cooking.

1. _________________________
2. __________________________
3. _________________________
4. __________________________
5. __________________________
5. Read the paragraph. Underline the correct word in parentheses.
Yesterday when Samira (enters - entered - has entered) her flat, she (sees - saw – has seen) something strange. A stranger (had got - got - get) into her house when she (is – been – was) out. She (finds - found – was finding) him asleep on her sofa and all his clothes were covered with blood. Immediately, Samira (has gone – go – went) to the police station and explained what she (has seen – had seen - see) in her house. Strangely, by the time she (returned – returning - has returned) with two policemen, the stranger (had already disappear – had already disappeared – was already disappear).
6. Read the paragraph. Join the underlined sentences using the words in parentheses.
On Wednesday, I arrived home late. My mum told me that someone wanted me on the phone. It was Mr Khalil, my best friend’s neighbour. He told me that my friend Maged had had an accident and was taken to hospital. I rushed out of the house immediately when I heard such bad news. I drove quickly to the hospital. I arrived there after Maged’s surgery. I waited until he woke up to ask about him. He was tired, but OK.

On Wednesday, I arrived home late. My mum told me that someone wanted me on the phone. (as soon as) ___________________________________

I arrived there after Maged’s surgery. (by the time)
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Secondary 1 - Grammar - Unit 2
Past Perfect
ANSWERS

1.
1.By the time my sister came (at 5.00 pm), we had finished lunch. OR We had finished lunch by the time my sister came.2.When Samer had finished his homework, he watched TV. OR Samer watched TV when he had finished his homework.3.After my mother had cleaned the house, she cooked. OR My mother cooked after she had cleaned the house.4.He was in debt because he had lost his job one month before/earlier.5.As soon as Samer had arrived home, it began to rain.

2.
When Mr Ashraf had finished his work and was about to leave his office, he heard a loud shot coming out of the clothing shop opposite his office. He thought that it must have been a terrible crime. So, he immediately ran towards his office window and as soon as he opened it, he saw what had happened. A thief had broken the shop window and had shot the shop assistant. Mr Ashraf picked up his phone and called the police. But by the time the police arrived, the thief had stolen all the money in the safe and had run away.

3.
Amgad won a big sum of money when he won the famous contest “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”. The first thing he did when he got the prize was to sell his old house and buy a new one. He also intended to buy a new car, as he had always dreamed/dreamt of buying a new sports car.


4.
1.E As soon as I raised my hand, the teacher called my name.2.D I realised the battery had run down when the radio stopped working.3.B By the time he returned to Egypt, he had visited six countries.4.C After he read Oliver Twist, he saw the film.5.F I didn’t go shopping until I had finished cooking.

5.
Yesterday when Samira entered her flat, she saw something strange. A stranger had got into her house when she was out. She found him asleep on her sofa and all his clothes were covered with blood. Immediately, Samira went to the police station and explained what she had seen in her house. Strangely, by the time she returned with two policemen, the stranger had already disappeared.


6.
On Wednesday, as soon as I arrived home, my mum told me that someone wanted me on the phone.

By the time I arrived there, Maged had had surgery.