Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs. Use helping verb where needed. (simple past or past perfect). The first one has been done for you.1. When he (wake up) wokeup his mother (already/prepare) had already placed breakfast.2. We (go) _____________ to London because our friends (invite) _____________ us.3. He (hear) the news, (go) _____________ to the telephone and (call) _____________ a friend.

Complete the sentences with the past perfect of the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible. 1. Kevin ….(go) home by the time I arrived. 2. Ethan suddenly realised that he……(leave) his laptop on the train. 3. Mum was annoyed because I ………. (not clean) my room. 4. …………. (they / study) English before they went to the USA? 5. We were hungry because ……….. (not eat). 6. My phone didn't work because I …………… (charge) it. 7. Why didn't you want to watch the film?.............you / see) it before? 8. Sally was embarrassed because she…………(forget) her dad's birthday.

Topic: VerbsUse the appropriate form of the verbs given in the brackets (with or without using the preposition ‘TO’):Example: I wanted to give him advice but he was not ready to listen.Dad demanded __________________ what I was doing up at this time of the night. (KNOW) For some people it's difficult to get used __________________ up early in the morning. (WAKE) Why did you avoid __________________ your father the truth? (TELL) Do you fancy __________________ out with me tonight? (GO) In the old days you were allowed __________________ almost everywhere. (SMOKE) My teacher forbade us __________________ school during lessons. (LEAVE) I forgot __________________ at the store for some groceries. (STOP) This car needs __________________. Could you do it for me? (WASH) We postponed __________________ to the cinema until next week. (GO) I didn't expect her __________________ the award. (WIN)

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.(a)We __________ (have) dinner at that new restaurant downtown tomorrow.(b) By this time next week, I __________ (finish) reading the book.(c) The children __________ (play) in the park every Saturday.(d) Last weekend, they __________ (go) on a hiking trip in the mountains.(e)The teacher __________ (explain) the lesson to the students right now.4. Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions:(a) The cat jumped __________ the table. (over, under, onto)(b) I'm allergic __________ cats. (to, for, with)(c) She was surprised __________ the unexpected gift. (by, with, for)(d) We usually meet __________ Fridays. (at, on, in)(e) She apologised __________ being late. (for, with, to

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a helping verb in the past perfect tense.Multiple choice question.The president was expecting the press corps to put a positive spin on the story.We had class in the courtyard last week.The movie was full of suspense.Andre had waited years for this moment.

Select the sentence with the correct use of the past perfect tense:She was eating when I had arrived.She already ate when I arrived.She was eaten when I arrived.She already had eaten when I arrived.