Ex B.
Choose the sentence (A or B) which means the same as the first sentence.
1. We’d had dinner when Wendy arrived.
A Wendy arrived and then we had dinner.
B We had dinner and then Wendy arrived.
2. I read the book after I’d seen the film.
A I saw the film and then I read the book.
B I read the book and then I saw the film.
3. By the time Dad came home, I’d gone to bed.
A I went to bed before Dad came home.
B I went to bed after Dad came home.
4. She didn’t go to bed until her mum had come home.
A She went to bed and then her mum came home.
B Her mum came home and then she went to bed.
5. Mr. Banks hadn’t arrived at the office by the time I got there.
A I arrived before Mr. Banks.
B Mr. Banks arrived before me.
6. They’d bought the plane tickets before they heard about the cheaper flight.
A They bought the plane tickets and later they heard about the cheaper flight.
B They heard about the cheaper flight and then they bought the plane tickets.
7.The girls had tidied the house when the visitors arrived.
A The visitors arrived and later the girls tidied the house.
B The girls tidied the house and then the visitors arrived.
1.B
2 . A
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
Ex. F
If a line is correct, put a tick (✔). If there is an extra word in a line, write the word.
Dear Diary,
1. _____________This morning my exam results finally had came.
I’d been expecting
2. _ ___ them for the last week. I knew I’d been done quite well, but I was
3. ___ still nervous as I had opened the envelope. Before I’d had a chance to
4. _ _ look at them, my sister ran up and pulled them out of my hand! She
5 _ _ had геаd them out one by one. «English A, maths A, biology A,
6. _________ French A …» This was the news I’d been waiting for. I’d got As in
7. __ _ every subject — even geography, which I hadn’t been making sure
8. ____ _ about! When Mum and Dad heard the news, they immediately started
9._________________ been shouting with joy. By the time I’d had breakfast, Mum had
10. _ _ __ already called Grandma and Grandpa and had yet told the neighbours!