Past Perfect Exs

№1 Make the past perfect:
1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).

2. She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3. After they ____________________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4. If you ____________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5. Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
6. When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7. The garden was dead because it ____________________ (be) dry all summer.
8. He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.
9. We were late for the plane because we ____________________ (forgot)our passports.
10. She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The grass was yellow because it ___________________ (not / rain) all summer.
12. The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the electricity bill.
13. The children ___________________ (not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ___________________ (not / bring) our tickets.
16. She said that she ___________________ (not / visit) the UK before.
17. Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party.
18. I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
19. He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
20. You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
21. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .
22. He (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997.
23. When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework.
24. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .
25. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) six weeks before.
26. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) .
27. I could not remember the poem we (learn) the week before.
28. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) from the tree.
29. (he / phone) Angie before he went to see her in London?
30. She (not / ride) a horse before that day.
№2 Make the past perfect:
1. It to rain after we to the station. (start / get)

2. We the village where we as children. (visit / live)
3. By the time we the inn all the guests . (reach / leave)
4. We him just after he news of his dismissal. (meet / get)
5. I said I that play before. (see)
6. Nobody where she . (know / go)
7. They dinner when we . (finish / arrive)
8. He said that he already twice our town. (visit)
9. We to know which novels he . (want / read)
10. They told us that the children all the cake. (eat)
11. Why didn't you go to bed after you supper? (have)
12. By that time we your telegram. (already get)
13. She all her money before her father . (spend / come)
14. Your letter five minutes after he . (come / leave)
15. I him for the flowers he me. (thank / send)
16. After we writing we in the garden. (finish / play)
17. Who into the room after the telephone ? (come / ring)
18. We couldn’t the door because he our keys. (open / lose)
19. She to cry when the light out. (begin / go)
20. By the time I him he his studies. (meet / already finish)
№3 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Perfect of the verbs in brackets.
1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She __________ (never / go) on a plane before that.
2.- We didn’t need to queue because my wife __________ (already / buy) the tickets
3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police _________ (catch) them.
4.- Helen ________ (split up) with John before she met Paul.
5.- We ________ (know) her address because she _______ (tell) us.
6.- The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________ (be) extremely hungry.
7.- Everyone ___________ (hug) each other after they __________ (finish) their exams.
8.- She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________ (already / see) the film.
9.- I ________ (just / buy) a dress when a thief _______ (steal) my bag.
10.- My niece _________ (go) to London three times by the time she _________ (be)sixteen.
11.- My students ________ (raise) some money after they ________ (see) a documentary on TV about Africa.
12.- It was half past three and we still _________ (not / eat) lunch.
13.- Our teacher ________ (give) us extra homework because we ___________ (not finish) our essays.
14.- My father _________ (lose) his glasses and he couldn’t read the newspaper.
15.- The car stopped because we __________ (run) out of petrol.
16.- He __________ (feel) very ill because he __________ (not sleep) well.
17.- By the time I met John, he ___________ (leave) college.
18.- When I _________ (ask) her to help me, she ________ (agree).
19.- I thought I _________ (read) that book before, but I hadn’t.
20.- I knew I __________ (see) her somewhere before.
21.- I was sure I __________ (not lock) the door.
22.- When we ___________ (get) home my wife realized she __________ (lose) her purse.
23.- When we arrived at my parent’s house, they ________ (leave)
24.- After I _________ (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I ___________ (not have) enough money.
25.- The Vikings ________ (sail) to North America a thousand years ago.
№4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or
Past Perfect Simple.
1. They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

2. She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.
3. I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.
4. What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?
5. When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.
6. Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?
7. I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.
8. By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.
№5 Choose the correct answer.
1. I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.
2. At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.
3. The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.
4. She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.
5. We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).
6. By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.
7. The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.
8. They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.
№6 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Until a few years ago, no one 1.. .................................... (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s
book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The writer, J K Rowling, 2. .................................... (already / write) several
stories and books, but this was the first book that was published. She 3. .................................... (get) the idea for the story of
a wizard at magic school while she 4. .................................... (travel) on a train to London. By the time the train 5.
.................................... (reach) King’s Cross station, she 6. .................................... (invent) most of the characters. When the
book was published in 1997, no one 7. .................................... (imagine) it would be such a tremendous success, but it
quickly8. .................................... (become) a bestseller. While millions of young readers in many countries 9.
.................................... (enjoy) her first Harry Potter book, J K Rowling 10. .................................... (think) of ideas for the
next book in this incredibly popular series.

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№1 Make the past perfect:

1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).

№2 Make the past perfect:

1. It to rain after we to the station. (start / get)

1. They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.

№5 Choose the correct answer.

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