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Past Perfect Practice Exercise

The document is a practice exercise focused on the past perfect tense, including fill-in-the-gaps, multiple-choice questions, and sentence completion tasks. It provides examples and answers for learners to test their understanding of the past perfect and past simple forms. The exercise aims to reinforce the correct usage of these tenses in various contexts.

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Past Perfect Practice Exercise

The document is a practice exercise focused on the past perfect tense, including fill-in-the-gaps, multiple-choice questions, and sentence completion tasks. It provides examples and answers for learners to test their understanding of the past perfect and past simple forms. The exercise aims to reinforce the correct usage of these tenses in various contexts.

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Past Perfect Practice Exercise

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb: past perfect or past simple.

1.​ By the time I arrived at the party, everyone __________ (leave).


2.​ She __________ (already finish) her homework before she went out.
3.​ After they __________ (eat) dinner, they watched a movie.
4.​ I __________ (never see) such a beautiful sunset before that day.
5.​ They __________ (not arrive) when we started the meeting.
6.​ When we __________ (arrive) at the airport, the flight had already left.
7.​ She __________ (tell) me she had visited Paris several times.
8.​ I __________ (read) the book before I watched the movie.
9.​ After they __________ (complete) the project, they celebrated their success.
10.​I __________ (just finish) my lunch when my friend called.

2. Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer.

When I __________ home yesterday, I realized that I __________ my keys at the office.

a) got / had forgotten​


b) got / forgot​
c) had got / had forgotten​
d) had got / forgot

By the time we __________ the restaurant, it __________ closed for the night.

a) reached / had​
b) reached / was​
c) had reached / had​
d) had reached / was

She __________ (see) the movie before, but she __________ (not / remember) the ending.

a) had seen / didn’t remember​


b) saw / didn’t remember​
c) had seen / hadn’t remembered​
d) saw / hadn’t remembered

They __________ (leave) the office before the boss __________ (arrive) for the meeting.

a) had left / arrived​


b) left / arrived​
c) had left / had arrived​
d) left / had arrived

I __________ (not / study) for the test before I __________ (take) it.
a) hadn’t studied / took​
b) didn’t study / had taken​
c) hadn’t studied / had taken​
d) didn’t study / took

3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb (past perfect).

(Use the words in brackets to form the past perfect.)

1.​ I __________ (already / eat) lunch when they called me.


2.​ She __________ (never / be) to Italy before last summer.
3.​ By the time he arrived, we __________ (finish) our meeting.
4.​ We __________ (not / hear) from him before the wedding.
5.​ They __________ (live) in that house for years before they moved to a new one.
6.​ When I arrived at the theater, the movie __________ (already / start).
7.​ He __________ (never / see) a movie like that before.
8.​ By the time she woke up, they __________ (leave) the house.
9.​ The teacher __________ (already / explain) the lesson when we entered the class.
10.​I __________ (not / know) about the event until yesterday.
11.​When they __________ (arrive) at the restaurant, it __________ (already / close).
12.​She __________ (study) English for three years before she moved to London.
13.​I __________ (just / finish) the book when you asked me about it.
14.​By the time we reached the station, the train __________ (depart).
15.​I __________ (never / be) so tired before I started my new job.
16.​After they __________ (meet) for the first time, they __________ (become) good
friends.
17.​She __________ (forget) to bring her passport before she left for the airport.
18.​By the time we __________ (arrive), the rain __________ (stop).
19.​He __________ (already / buy) the tickets before I called him.
20.​We __________ (never / try) that restaurant before our anniversary dinner.

Answers:

1. Fill in the gaps:

1.​ had left


2.​ had already finished
3.​ had eaten
4.​ had never seen
5.​ hadn’t arrived
6.​ arrived
7.​ had told
8.​ had read
9.​ had completed
10.​had just finished
2. Multiple choice:

1.​ Answer: a) got / had forgotten


2.​ Answer: c) had reached / had
3.​ Answer: a) had seen / didn’t remember
4.​ Answer: a) had left / arrived
5.​ Answer: a) hadn’t studied / took

3. Complete the sentences:

1.​ had already eaten


2.​ had never been
3.​ had finished
4.​ hadn’t heard
5.​ had lived
6.​ had already started
7.​ had never seen
8.​ had left
9.​ had already explained
10.​hadn’t known
11.​arrived / had already closed
12.​had studied
13.​had just finished
14.​had departed
15.​had never been
16.​had met / became
17.​had forgotten
18.​arrived / had stopped
19.​had already bought
20.​had never tried

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