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Complete the sentences by putting the
verbs in brackets into the simple past or
past perfect.

1. Most people (leave) _______ before the
volcano (erupt) _______.
2. By the time we (arrive) _______ at the canyon,
it (stop) _______ snowing.
3. They (spend) _______ the night in the fl ooded
area before help (arrive) _______.
4. Simon (get) _______ lost because he (not take)
_______ a map with him.
5. I (fi nd) _______ my pen after I (buy) _______ a
new one.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following *$0(
questions about you.
Work in two teams. Take turns to give reasons
Example: why you were pleased/ upset/ happy/ angry,
etc. Use the past perfect for the event that
A: What had you learned to do by the time you
had happened. Each correct sentence gets
started primary school? one point. The team with the most points
B: By the time I started primary school, I had wins.
learned how to ride a bike.
1. What had your mother done when you got up Example:
last Sunday?
___________________________________________
On my birthday, I was
2. What had you done before you went to bed last very pleased because
night? Last Tuesday I was
I had received a nice
___________________________________________ annoyed because I had
present. missed the school bus.
3. What had already happened when you arrived at
school today?
___________________________________________
4. What had you done before you left school
yesterday?
___________________________________________
5. What had happened by the time you fi nished
your home work yesterday?
___________________________________________

30 Unit 9/ Natural Disasters