- It was 1926. He hadn’t moved to Iran yet.
- It was 1928. He ★★★ Azerbaijan yet.
- By 1943, he ★★★ in Azerbaijan and Iran.
- By 1945, he ★★★ in the US for two years.
- It was 1945. He ★★★ his Master of Science degree.
- It was 1948. He ★★★ his Ph.D yet.
5
Choose the verbs from the box and complete the sentences in Past Perfect tense form.
change
escape
leave
distract
take off
destroy
- By the time I got to the airport, the plane had already taken off.
- Since Mrs Green ★★★ the city, we couldn’t say goodbye to her.
- Jenny didn’t recognise her best childhood friend because she ★★★ a lot.
- Tom couldn’t focus on the questions because Michael’s words about his uncle ★★★ him.
- The greedy hunters didn’t find anything in the net because the bear ★★★ by the time they arrived.
- The old lady was upset because the builders ★★★ all the forest.
6
Choose the Past Simple or Past Perfect tense forms to complete the sentences.
- Mary was so pleased to see him at the party. She didn’t see/hadn’t seen him for
years.
- They got up/had gotten up late because they forgot/had forgotten to set the
alarm.
- I never tried/had never tried skateboarding until I bought/had bought that
skateboard.
- He already received/had already received several awards by the time he was/had
been 45.
- He failed/had failed many times before he became/had become famous all over
the world.
- My friend participated/had participated in various competitions by 2020.
7
Create your own timeline. Talk to your partner about what you had already done
by those times.