English grammarworksheets
A)Join the sentences with expressionsinbrackets.
Example: They graduated. They gotmarried.(as soonas)
They got married as soon astheyhadgraduated.
They entered the restaurant. They wereserved.(after)
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I didn't use my credit card. I lost it.(because)
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They didn't tell me. Easyjetcancelledthe flight.(that)
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I couldn't go out. I broke my leg.(because)
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He took up a job. He left school. (as soonas)
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She fell in love with him. They met inCork.(after)
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See Key to exercises on the nextpage
B)Answer the questions and use thewordsinbrackets.
Example: Why did he callyou?
(because - justarrived)
He called me because he hadjustarrived.
When did theyreturn?
(after - travel for twoweeks)
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Why didn't he eatanything?(because - havelunch)
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What did he tellher?(that - see herbefore)
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When did theyland?(when - the stormended)
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Why was he sodirty?
(because - dig the hole in therain)
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What did youforget?
(that - want to buy somebread)
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Key toexercises
A
After they had entered the restaurant they wereserved.I didn't use my credit card because I had lostit.
They didn't tell me that Easyjet had cancelled theflight.I couldn't go out because I had broken myleg.
He took up a job as soon as he had leftschool.
She fell in love with him after they had met inCork.
B
They returned after they had been travelling for twoweeks.He didn't eat anything because he had hadlunch.
He told her that he had seen herbefore.They landed when the storm hadended.
He was so dirty because he had been digging the hole in therain.I forgot that I had wanted to buy somebread.