1. I am not hungry. I (eat/already).
2. I was not hungry. I (eat/already).
3. It’s ten o’clock. I (finish/already) my homework, so I’m going to go to bed.
4. Last night I went to bed at ten o’clock. I (finish/already) my homework.
5. By the time I went to bed last night, I (finish/already) my homework.
6. I was late. The party (start/already) by the time I got there.
7. We’re late. The party (start/already).
8. Carol missed her train yesterday because of a traffic jam on her way to the airport. By the time she got to the airport, her plane (already/leave).
9. (you, enjoy) … the concert last night? - Very much. I (go, not) …to a concert for a long time.
10. (you, see) … John yesterday? - Yes, I did. It (be) … good to see him again. I (see, not) …him for a long time.
11. Hi, Jim! It’s good to see you again. I (see, not) … you in weeks. - Hi, Sue! It (be) … good to see you again, too. I (see, not) … you since the end of last semester. How’s everything going?
12...(you, get) …to class on time yesterday morning? - No. By the time I (get) …there, it (begin) already.
13. (you, go) … out to eat last night? - No. By the time I (get) … home, my husband (make, already) dinner for us. - How (be)… it? - Terrific. We (have) …chicken, rice, and a salad. While we (eat) …, George Drake (stop) … by to visit us, so we (invite)… him to join us for dinner. But he (eat, already)… his dinner, so he (be, not) …hungry. - What (you, do) …after dinner? - I wanted to go to a movie – Galaxy Invaders. But George and my husband (see, already) … it, so we (go) … to Ghost Ship instead. It (be) … pretty good.
Exercise 2. Use Present Perfect Progressive or Past Perfect Progressive.
It is midnight. I (study) for five straight hours already. No wonder I’m getting tired.
It was midnight. I (study) for five straight hours. No wonder I was getting tired.
Jack suddenly realised that a teacher was asking him a question. he couldn’t answer because he (daydream) for the last ten minutes.
Wake up! You (sleep) long enough. It’s time to get up.
At least two hundred people were waiting in line to buy tickets to the game. Some of them (stand) in line for more than ten hours. We decided not to try to get tickets for ourselves.
Exercise 3. Use Simple Past or Past Perfect.
1. Class (begin) already by the time I (get) there, so I (take) quietly a seat in the back.
2. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) the earth, but they (become) extinct by the time humankind first (appear).
3. I (see) never any of Picasso’s paintings before I (visit) the art museum.
4. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board) already by the time I (get) there.
5. Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see) Pam Donnelly, an old friend of mine. I (see, not) her because she (lose) at least fifty pounds.
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