Simple Past Tense and Past Perfect

• Yesterday when I arrived home, I couldn’t believe my eyes:

• Someone had broken into my house.• They had broken the door and the window.• They had stolen all my money.• They had broken my TV and my computer.• They had emptied my drawers.• They had even eaten the food in the fridge.

Now put the events on here …..

PAST PRESENTFuture

1. I was very tired2. I didn’t want to go to the movies with my friends3. They offered me muffins,4. As soon as she had done her homework,5. I was interested in the discussion about the story

a. because I had seen the film already.b. as I hadn’t slept well for several days.c. but I wasn’t hungry because I had just eaten lunch.d. because I had read the novel before.e. she went to bed.

Can you complete?

• She was late for work because she………….. (miss the bus)

• They talked about the film they………….. (see) .• She read the letter her husband ……….. (send) .• The teacher was satisfied with the essay

he………….. (write) .• They ate the chicken their mother………………

(cook)