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Past Perfect Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 58

1Fill in the blank with the past perfect form:By the time the bus arrived, we ..... (wait) for over an hour.
2Transform the sentence to past perfect:'They play soccer.'
3Fill in the blank with suitable verb form-they had ..... cricket.
4Last night I started to study at 07:30. Dian came at 07:35, I ..... (study) when Dian came.
5Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense!The garden was dead because it had ..... dry all summer.
6Jess was surprised that she had ran the 400-meter race several seconds faster than her qualifying time at districts.
7Finish the sentence: The plane ..... before I started to put on my seatbelt.
8They ..... (come) from thousands of miles away.
9Select the correct past perfect form to complete the sentence: "The manager ..... the annual report before the board meeting started."
10She told me that she ..... that book twice before the library took it back.
11What happened at the baseball game?
12Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?A. He will have bought a new car last month.B. He bought a new car last month.C. He had bought a new car last month.
13"The buffalo already crossed the river ....., "said the bear to the tiger. "It is long gone by now" .
14The report on the nuclear power plant indicated that when the plant had gone on line ..... unsafe a. and it had been b. it had been c. had been d. that it had been e. been
15She was annoyed that she ..... spoken to like that.
16By the time Aom arrived, Mai .....
17By the time she arrived, the train .....
18Sorry I'm late; the bus ..... when I got to the station.
19I didn't recognize my classmate because she ..... so much.
20She ..... dinner by the time we arrived.
21Choose the correct answer using past perfect When I arrived at the cinema, the film .....
22Which is the correct conjugation of the verb 'to end' in the perfect past and second person [you]:
23These days had gone by really fast.
24What is the tense?had slept
25"We thought she ..... found the hidden treasure in the cave." (2 days ago)
26Ex. 1 Complete with correct forms of the verbs in brackets. I didn't talk to James. When I went to his place, he ..... (already / leave) for school.
27By the time the show started, they ..... (eat) dinner.
28Had read
29Which word completes the sentence?When I got home, the children had already ..... to bed.
30Does this sentence use the past perfect correctly? In 2000, Internet-based companies had had a lot of success.
31Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.PAST PERFECTThe pool ..... too many chemicals for safe swimming.
32He hurriedly ran to the canteen when he noticed that he only has ten more minutes before the recess ended.
33Which is in the past perfect tense? "He had left before I arrived."
34When I ..... (arrive) at the station, the train ..... (already, leave).
35We last ..... the carpets ..... a year ago; they now look dirty again.
36By the time she called me, I ..... my homework.
37When Wilson reached home, he discovered that he ..... his umbrella on the bus.
38PAST PERFECT.We arrived at 8:05, but the train ..... already left.
39Past Perfect Tense Formula
40By the time we got there, the rain .....
41Convert to past perfect: They eat dinner.
42Choose the correct verb tense: By the time I arrived, they ..... dinner.
43Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly, and what does it imply about the order of events?
44She ..... abroad until last summer
45By the time I checked my email, the client ..... already responded.
46By the time the police arrived, the thieves ..... the bank.
47I had become quite upset about my final exams.
48Tom ..... smoking after his doctor advised him.
49I (be) sorry that I (hurt) him.
50"By the time we reached the venue, the concert ..... (already start)."
51What happened with the elephant's foot?
52Complete the sentence with the correct past tense verb: "By the time we arrived, the movie ..... started."
53What is the past perfect tense of the verb "write"?
54Which sentence is in the past perfect tense? I had finished my homework when you arrived.
55Use the verb 'upload' in a sentence using the past perfect tense.
56By the time I arrived at the party, everyone ..... (already/leave).
57Jim soon ..... that he ..... lost.
58I had finished my dinner before the movie started.
59She ..... finished the report before the meeting began.
60After we ..... dinner, we went to bed.
61I offered Sue something to eat, but she wasn't hungry. She ..... breakfast.