King Arthur/Past Perfect
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Interactive Exercises
Do you know the irregular verbs?:
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feel | felt | ./. |
| find | found | ./. |
| found: | founded | ./. |
Move the words into the gaps:
Before Arthur found the sword in the stone he had lived with Sir Hector and Kay.
After he had found the sword he lived in Camelot.
Arthur and the Dragon
Put in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Find sentences that happened earlier (→ had happened).
One Arthur wandered|was wandering(wander) around the forest when he noticed he hadn't eaten(not, eat) anything the whole morning. Then he suddenly saw(see) a little hut under a tree. There was an old woman who had lived(live) there all her life.
After she had given(give) him some bread and ale he thanked(thank) her. Then she told(tell) about a dragon who had kidnapped(kidnap) a young girl a year erlier.
After she had given(give) him some bread and ale he thanked(thank) her. Then she told(tell) about a dragon who had kidnapped(kidnap) a young girl a year erlier.
Part 2
She told him: "After the dragon had broken(break) our houses and fields, there were(be) some years of peace.
Then one day he came(come) back and burned|burned(burn) our houses again.
After he had eaten(eat) many men he took(take) a young girl and flew(fly) away. She hasn't been seen since then!"
Part 3
Arthur followed(follow) the stories of the dragon until (=bis) he arrived (arrive) at a cave. Bones and rusty armour were lying (lie) all over the place.
But there was no sign of the dragon who had been(be) there earlier.
Put in the correct forms! (all tenses!)
Last year I hadn't worked|had not worked (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks weren't|were not (not / be) really that good then.
During my last summer holidays, my parents sent (send) me to a language course in London. When I came (come) back in September I noticed I had improved (improved) my English.
At the moment I m revising|am revising (revise) all the irregualr verbs because they are|'re (be) relly important. And I have already begun (begin / already) to learn all new words.
If I pass (pass) my exam, I will do|'ll do (do) an apprenticeship as an office clerk.
Last year I hadn't worked(not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks weren't (not / be) really that good then.
During my last summer holidays, my parents sent (send) me to a language course in London. When I came (come) back in September I noticed I had improved (improved) my English.
At the moment I m revising
British History
Complete the following text using the words in brackets in their correct form. Use the simple past, past perfect or past progressive.
When Edward died(die) in 1066, the Saxons chose (choose) Harold as King of England. But then Harold heard|heared (hear) about the king of Norway. He had landed (land) in the North a few days before. Harold took (take) his soldiers north and defeated (defeat) the King of Norway at Stamford bridge. While Harold had|was having (have) a rest after the battle, someone told (tell) him about William of Normandy.
Harold went (go) back south again. When William arrived (arrive) at the battlefield, Harold and his men were already waiting (already, wait) there. They had found (find) a good place at the top of a hill.
But of course they were (be) tired because they had walked (walk) a long way; William and the Normans won (win) the battle. Harold was talking (talk) to one of his knights when an arrow hit (hit) him. And so William became (become) King of England.
