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Past Perfect Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 55

1She was very upset because she ..... the opportunity to visit the museum when it was still open.

2Select the best correction: The young seagull was afraid to fly, even though his brothers and sister has (a) already learnt.

3She ..... already gone when I arrived.

4The fire ..... the huts before the fire brigade came.

5To his horror, he found that he ..... for nearly 24 hours.

6When I arrived at the party, most of the guests ..... already .....

7When he finally stopped talking, we all ..... that more than an hour .....

8Change the past simple to the past perfect: I went

9Fill in the blank: 'By the time he arrived, I (to wait) for an hour.'

10She realized she ..... her phone at the restaurant.

11She acted as though she ..... him before.

12They had been married for 2 years when they divorced.

13Hardly ..... the class begun when the fire alarm rang.

14By the end of the meeting, everyone ..... a clear understanding of their roles.

15Nam ..... the correct spelling so he ..... to look it up in the dictionary.

16All the windows ..... before the storm arrived.

17Christian ..... been done the research a week ago before he wrote the paper.

18After the steel factory ....., a 56-year old employee died because of the shock.

19Ex. 1 Complete with correct forms of the verbs in brackets. How much homework ..... (Tom/ do) by the time you arrived home?

20I didn't see them. They ..... when I arrived.

21Complete: "By the time we arrived, they ..... dinner."

22Choose the correct tense for each question below.What is the past perfect tense of "to write"?

23They ..... their homework before the teacher checked it.

24What is the function of the helping verb in the sentence: 'She had left before I arrived'?

25I did not have any money because I ..... my wallet.

26Before they (find) ..... the spearhead, it (remain) ..... on the surface of the ocean floor.

27Put the verbs in Past Perfect He ..... (lose) his keys, so he couldn't get in.

28My friends visited jogja city mall yesterday and I ..... (watch) a movie in there before they came.

29She mentioned that she ..... never ..... such pressure before.

30After Cindy ..... herself a sandwich, she poured some tea into a cup.

31After they ..... their room, they watched T.V.

32Ancient Greek athletes received a wreath of olives after they ..... a race.

33I ..... about having a car until I got a rise.

34Did you ask him if he ..... the medicine?

35Write "purchase" in the past perfect tense.

36Rewrite the following sentence in the past perfect tense: "She finishes her homework before dinner."

37What is the correct verb tense in this sentence:The meal had been prepared the night before.

38He fed the cat because no-one ..... it for days.

39When I got to the shopping center, most of the shops ..... already ..... (close).

40Change the past simple to the past perfect:She ate

41After my father ..... his painting, he drank a cup of tea.

42Read each sentence. Then choose Correct or Incorrect for each one. The concert had begun before we found our seats.

43Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.

44The sentence 'He had completed his assignment before the deadline' uses the past perfect tense correctly.

45Choose the correct verb form:Before the teacher arrived, the students ..... the room.

46Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.By the time I was ten years old, I ..... English.

47By the time Doris got to the party, everyone (go) ..... home.

48Hardly ..... at the red light when the police car drove past me.

49The police told me that someone ..... into our neighbour's house.

50I have finished my assignment. (Past Perfect Tense)

51I love this film. I ..... it four or five times already before I binged on another film.

52Before she got promoted, she ..... at the company for ten years.

53John said he had worked on the report since .....

54My brother and I ..... the movie yesterday, but we want to see it again.

55CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION. ABOUT TENSES. Read carefully!Mary ..... sad because I ..... her birthday.

56Choose the best option (a, b, c or d) to complete of the sentences: I learnt from the news on TV that the earthquake ..... hundreds of houses.

57I went to play computer games after I ..... my homework.

58Before I switched channels, I ..... a documentary about the history of the Olympics.

59The burglar ..... away before the police arrived.

60James ..... already ..... (eat) his breakfast. (past perfect)

61What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence:'By the time we arrived, they ..... eating.'