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Past Perfect Affirmative Negative InterrogativeSet 65

1"They ..... (plan) the entire event before the date was announced."

2I ..... to Australia but I'd like to go there some day.

3They ..... married for two years or so when Roy employed a very attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.

4Choose the appropriate tense for the context:By the time I arrived, they ..... already left. (had/have)

5He couldn't go out because he ..... his leg.

6By the time Istarted primary school, I ..... how to ride a bike.

7..... the goat ..... when it fell into the river?

8The villagers ..... that the mother really came back that night.

9When I entered UT, I ..... (graduate) from high school.

10When I went to school I was very scared because I ..... not ..... my previous homework.

11Catherine should have,,, more careful.

12Complete the sentence: "No sooner ..... the machine started than it broke down."

13Before she came, we ..... our lunch.

14By the time I was ten years old, I English.

15She wasn't able to identify the man she ..... last night.

16Wouldn't have refused to help them if they ..... me beforehand.

17Kevin ..... home by the time I arrived.

18Identify the error in this sentence: 'I had saw the play last week.'

19The pupils talked about the film they ..... about sleeping disorders.

20They had ..... hard to achieve their dreams.

21Although the police ..... every precaution, the robber managed to escape.

22Complete the sentence by choosing the correct tense of the verb indicated belowpast participleOur troops (fall) ..... because of the enemy's strong defenses.

23What is the past perfect tense: Until his college years, Carl ..... not ..... (decide) on his career.

24Imagine this scenario: You were excited to catch up with Anja at the barbecue, but when you arrived, you found out she ..... (already leave)! What a bummer!

25I didn't want to watch the film because ..... it five times.

26They ..... all the books when we got there.

27He looked as if he ..... a ghost.

28He had ..... three novels by the time he was 25.

29Which word is key to using when writing the past perfect verb tense? (I.EFL.5.19.1.)

30I ..... the bell three times before he answered the door.

31Before the noisy construction started next door, I ..... always been able to sleep in.

32Complete the sentence using the past perfect tense:After the kids ..... (to eat) their lunch, they went out to play.

33Identify the past perfect tense verb phrase.Before 1870 bananas had been rare in the United States; now they are America's most popular fruit.

34When I saw John last Sunday he was tired, he ..... a party the night before.

35After I went out, I suddenly realized that .....

36He apologized because he ..... my book without asking.

37You ..... the party by the time everything happened. (leave)

38Translate:They destroyed the bridge we crossed.

39Complete the sentence:Before the game started, the team ..... together for an hour.

40I ..... to five countries in Europe by 2001.

41There was no food left when I returned. They ..... everything!

42She cried as though she ..... a million dollars.

43"He had written five emails before lunch." The focus is on:

44As of April 13th, we had been off school for over a month.

45Was he sure that he ..... a ghost?

46They ..... to do the chores but they played video games instead.

47Grammar structure for Past Perfect is?

48Which sentence is in the past perfect tense? A. I had intended to go to the library. B. I have intended to go to the library.

49Many people (be) ..... homeless before they were rescued by the volunteers.

50Lan ..... those flowers before 7 am last Monday.

51The students ..... already ..... their reports by the time the teacher checked.

52Which sentence correctly uses the perfect aspect in the past tense?

53The bus ..... before we reached the stop.

54When he was driving to work he realized that he ..... to take his pendrive with him.

55If they ..... (not/lose) the map, they ..... (find) the treasure.

56Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.When we came to the stadium, the match .....

57By the time Oliver completed university, he ..... in New York for five years.

58Which word best completes the sentence using the past perfect tense? By the time she got to the party, everyone ..... already.

59The rare artifact, which ..... for centuries, was accidentally discovered by an archaeologist.

60Susan was late. By the time she got to school, the class ..... already.

61Transform the sentence to past perfect:'She reads the book.'