PAST PERFECT

Alex ____ (not/travel) alone before his trip to London.

I ____ (be) at home all day. I had to get out and go for a walk.
She ____ (teach) Shakespeare before.
_____ you _____ (eat) breakfast when you left the house?
We ____ (not/finish) the document when the computer crashed.
We _____ never _____ (see) a whale before our trip.
She ____ (prepare) dinner before leaving for work that day.
I ____ (not/do) all my homework when I went to class.
_____ you _____ (meet) her before?

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Q1 of 5
We _____ anything all day so we were very hungry.
had eaten
hadn't eaten
hadn't ate
Q2 of 5
They _____ a lot the days before, so they were ready for the exam.
had studied
had study
hadn't studied
Q3 of 5
_____ you _____ to that restaurant before?
Had, go
Had, went
Had, been
Q4 of 5
We _____ never _____ a volcano before our trip.
had, see
had, seen
hadn't, seen
Q5 of 5
She _____ up the kitchen by the time we arrived.
has cleaned
had cleaned
hadn't clean
Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).
1. I lost the key that he (give) to me.
2. She told me that she (see) a ghost.
3. I went downstairs because I (hear) a noise.
4. When they came home, Sue (cook) dinner already.
5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) our address book.
Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).
1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) .
2. He went to Alaska where he (not / be) before.
3. She put on the red dress, which she (not / wear) for ages.
4. He (not / play) tennis before that day.
5. His mother was angry because he (not / help) her with the shopping.
Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.
1. (you / finish) your homework before you went to the cinema?
2. (why / you / clean) the bathroom before you bathed the dog?
3. (you / have) breakfast before you came here?
4. (she / find) a place to stay when she went to Boston?
5. (where / she / live) before she moved to Chicago?
Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).
1. They spent their honeymoon in Paris where they (meet) two years before.
2. When Alice (do) the shopping, she picked her children up from school.
3. He showed us the place where he (hurt) his leg.
4. I looked at the photos that he (send) .
5. Yesterday I read an interesting article which my teacher (recommend) to me.
Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).
1. I (not / touch) a snake before that day.
2. Andy won the match although he (not / play) squash before.
3. When I left the house, I (not / have) breakfast yet.
4. Jim crashed into another car because he (not / realise) the red traffic light.
5. I worked on Saturday, so I (not / go) to the party the day before.
Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.
1. (what / you / say) before you opened the window?
2. (he / speak) to you before he called us?
3. (you / switch) off the cooker before we left?
4. (you / take) the laundry in when it started to rain?
5. (who / live) in that house before the Smiths bought it?

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect continuous).

1. We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.

2. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. How long (learn / she) English before she went to London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) in the rain too long.
7. He (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
10. They (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. I (study) Japanese before.
2. She (bake) a lot before she (open) her shop.
3. We (have) a lot of trouble because we (lose) our passports.
4. Brian (know) many people at the club because he (be) there
many times.
5. They (study) English before they (move) to Canada.
6. You (enjoy) the movie because you (read) the book.
7. She really (like) him because he (help) her.
8. Amy (study) a lot before she (take) the test.
9. We (get) into the restaurant only because we (reserve) our places.
10. I (be) to India before 1986.
11. They (have) a lot of trouble before they finally (succeed).
12. Chris (own) that car for 5 years before he (sell) it.
13. Sharon (be) very sick until she (stop) eating junk food.
14. I (be) in Greece for 7 months before I (move) to Spain.
15. You (cook) a lot, because you (be) so hungry.

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. She (never be) to the North Pole until 2002.
2. They (never fight) before they (move) together.
3. He (never break) anything before he (start) to crawl.
4. When we (arrive) , we (discover) that the bus (leave) .
5. When I (call) , she (go) to sleep.
6. Ashley (never meet) him, so she (want) more details.
7. He (never kiss) a girl, so he (be) embarrassed.
8. Patrick (save) a lot of money before he (buy) the house.
9. They (go) some place, because they (be) not there when I (arrive).
10. It (be) too late, because the car (sell) to someone else.
11. You said (say) you (be) to Turkey 5 times.
12. They (tell) us they (paint) the entire apartment.
13. The boss (tell) us he (hire) some new staff.
14. Jason and Amy (eat) before they (come) to see you.
15. I had (have) all the papers, but I (lose) them.

Past Perfect Simple

Complete the sentences below with the simple form of past perfect.
Example: He ____________ (leave) when I arrived.
He had left when I arrived.

1. I thought I knew her. I thought I (see) her before.

2. He (drive) only twice in his life before the accident.
3. Bonny no longer had her car. She (sell) it.
 4. I saw Annabel last week. She (change) a lot.
5. Terry wasn't at home He (just go) out.
6. I tried to find Mr Jones but he wasn't around. Then I found out he
(die).
7. He didn't need to borrow the car because he (have)
his bike repaired.
8. Jenny (just get) home when the phone rang.
9. The new restaurant wasn't open any longer. It (close) down.
10. He fed the cat because no-one (feed) it for days.
1. She in Sweden before she went to Norway. (to live)
2. After we the cornflakes, Henry came in. (to eat)
3. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he him. (to phone)
4. After they their rucksacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to pack)
5. Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father him so. (to
tell)
6. The cat hid under the chair because the children so loud. (to be)
7. Before the students started to write, the teacher their mobile
phones. (to collect)
8. After Max his breakfast, he left the flat. (to finish)
9. Laura repaired her glasses because her brother them. (to break)
10. By the time the show began, all friends . (to arrive)