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Past Perfect Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 33

1The principle ..... us when we reached the school.
2By the time we arrived, the cake ..... by the children.
3He ..... his Chinese course before he went to China to continue his business.
4When I joined the gym, I felt very unfit at first because I ..... any sports for a few years.
5Verb TensesHad she already finished her assignment before the deadline?
6I was sure that I ..... (see) her before.
7By the time the movie started, we .....
8If I had known the yoghurt was yours, I ..... it
9Last week we ..... (celebrate) Secretaries' week! (perfect past tense)
10The police were sure that the criminal ..... the gun nearby.
11Why didn't you go to bed after you ..... (have) supper?
12How long ..... he been staying in Siem Reap before he moved to Phnom Penh?
13Sorry, I'm late. I ..... you but well, to be honest, I just forgot!
14We didn't watch the video because Amy ..... it before.
15Chantiqa left the restaurant after she ..... eating.
16She ..... her sister before she went to Piura.
17They ..... (already see) that monument, so they didn't go again.
18I woke up late, so I missed the bus to work.
19"She had eaten before I came." What tense?
20John ..... the work before the boss arrived. (pick the past perfect tense from the given)
21They said that they ..... beach party before.
22By the age of 25, he ..... two famous novels.
23I's rather you ..... it with me before you gave the O.K.
24All of my friends went to the classroom after the bell .....
25Choose the correct tense: They ..... (live) in that house for ten years before moving.
26We ..... our homework when the power went out last night.
27Peter ..... two wickets before rain interrupted play.
28After Larry ..... the film on TV, he decided to buy the book.
29By lunchtime, I had read almost the entire book.
30By the time I got there, the movie .....
31I had helped my neighbor before I fixed his car.
32I needed to know what ..... to my dog.
33Within a week she knew the fearful mistake she .....
34Before he arrived, I ..... (finish) my homework.
35They went home after they ..... their work.
36Choose the correct structure for the past perfect
37We ..... visited Seoul the year before.
38Before she became famous, she ..... (live) in a small village.
39Paul started reading after the teacher ..... the room.
40Grammar: Choose the best answer.Before I moved here, I ..... in Collingswood.
41You had to stay at home yesterday, .....?
42My friend ..... me for many years when I met him last week.
43Verb TensesThey had not expected the test to be so difficult.
44When I got to the garage, my car ..... been repaired.
45She ..... (finish) her homework by the time the bell rang.
46I ..... a lot about her before I heard that she was safe.
47Select the proper words.The telephone ..... several times before I answered it.
48I (finish) ..... my homework before I went to bed.
49By the time the rescue troops were allowed to enter the area, lots of people ..... of hunger and illness. A. have died B. had died C. died D. die
50We ..... down when she ..... plates of food for us
51Before you came, she ..... (go) to school.
52He ..... his work by the time I arrived
53We had ..... to a nearby pizza parlor.
54I'm sure your parents would have been happier if you ..... harder before that important exam.
55I ..... my keys, so I couldn't enter.
56By 2005, she ..... (become) a famous singer.
57The train ..... before we got to the station.
58When I arrived at the party, Lucy ..... home
59Which is the correct past perfect question form?
60By the time he died, Beethoven ..... nine symphonies.
61They ..... before the party started.