Ficha de Trabajo Time/Tenses Codigo G.VP1 / 1 Date 21/09/2012 Idioma Inglés
Título:
Past Perfect Simple, Past Simple and Past Continuous.
Objetivo de la ficha:
To give you practice in using the past forms to describes someone’s bio and get familiar with business vocabulary 30 min B1 Nivel Cenlex Intermedio 2
Tiempo: Nivel CEF: Instructions:
A) For this part of the exercise you should choose the option which best fits in the sentence. B) In this section you are going to decide whether you should use the simple past tense or the past perfect in each space to complete the text given. C) In this section you are going to decide whether you should use the simple past tense or the past perfect of the verbs given in each space to complete the sentences. Suggestions: Make sure that before you anser this worksheet you have seen this topic in class. Try not to use a verb list or a dictionary so you can check any mistakes and reflect on them.
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Past Perfect Simple, Past Simple and Past Continuous. A) Choose the correct tense. 1. We launched the second version once we had seen/were seeing how successful the first one was.
8. She left before anyone had had/was having a chance to explain the situation.
B) Complete the text. Use Past Simple and Past Perfect. Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world has given almost his $44 billion fortune away. Buffett ______ (buy) shares before he _____ (be) 12, and by the time he ____ (be) 14, he _______ (make) his first purchase of land. After he ______ (complete) his Masters degree in Columbia Business School, he _____ (begin) his own investment partnership in 1956. Buffett’s wife was going to supervise his charity work and donations but she ______ (die) in 2004. They ______ (not live) together since 1977. Buffett has given his fortune to a charity run by the world’s richest man, Bill Gates. Once Gate’s _____ (make) a fortune with Microsoft, he ______ (set up) the Gates Foundation. Before he _____ (be) 50, Gates ______ (give) $26 billion to charity. The Gates Foundation is now the biggest charitable trust in the world.
9. The business went/was going bankrupt last month and they couldn’t save it.
C) Complete the sentences. Use Past Perfect or Past Simple.
2. By the time he was applying/’d applied, the job had already gone. 3. After he had invested/was investing more money, the business took off. 4. He called while I tried/was trying to finish this essay. 5. The entrepreneur gave/had given another billion dollars to charity after he had already given three billion. 6. We didn’t need to clean the house because he had already done/already did it. 7. I studied business in the evening while I was working/had worked in the kitchen.
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All last year, the company had looked/was
11.
When Akio Morita was 26, he had
looking for ways to survive.
started/started his own company.
12. After he had been/was in business for a year, we had made/made our first profit. 13. Before she started/had started this company she’d worked/worked in a fashion industry. He had made/made a fortune before he had started/started the company.
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1. Pat _____ (live) in London before he ______ (move) to Rome. 2. After Fred ______ (spend) his holiday in Italy, he _____ (want) to learn Italian. 3. Jill ______ (phone) Dad at work before she _______ (leave) for her trip. 4. Susan _______ (turn on) the radio after she ________ (wash) the dishes. 5. When she _______ (arrive) to the match ______ already _______ (start) 6. After the man ______ (come) home, he ______ (feed) the cat.
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Answer key A) Choose the correct tense. 1. had seen 2. d applied 3. had invested 4. was trying 5. gave 6. had already done 7. was working 8. had had 9. went 10. was looking 11. had started 12. had been/made 13. started/ worked 14. had made/ started
3. Jill _phoned/had phoned_ (phone) Dad at work before she _left_ (leave) for her trip. 4. Susan _turned on_ (turn on) the radio after she _had washed_ (wash) the dishes. 5. When she _arrived_ (arrive) to the match _had_ already _started_ (start) 6. After the man _had come_ (come) home, he _fed_ (feed) the cat.
B) Complete the text. Use Past Simple and Past Perfect. Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world has given almost his $44 billion fortune away. Buffett _bought_ (buy) shares before he _was_ (be) 12, and by the time he _was_ (be) 14, he _made_ (make) his first purchase of land. After he _had completed_(complete) his Masters degree in Columbia Business School, he _began_ (begin) his own investment partnership in 1956. Buffett’s wife was going to supervise his charity work and donations but she _died_ (die) in 2004. They _hadn’t lived_ (not live) together since 1977. Buffett has given his fortune to a charity run by the world’s richest man, Bill Gates. Once Gate’s _made_ (make) a fortune with Microsoft, he _set up_(set up) the Gates Foundation. Before he _was_ (be) 50, Gates _gave_ (give) $26 billion to charity. The Gates Foundation is now the biggest charitable trust in the world. C) Complete the sentences. Use Past Perfect or Past Simple. 1. Pat _had lived_ (live) in London before he _moved_ (move) to Rome. 2. After Fred _had spent_ (spend) his holiday in Italy, he _wanted_ (want) to learn Italian.
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