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Exercises
Complete the sentences using the past perfect simple.
- Example:
- Paul (forget) …………… his wallet so he couldn’t pay the bill.
- → Paul had forgotten his wallet so he couldn’t pay the bill.
- We ate cherries from the tree that my grandfather (plant) many years before.had + past participle
- Yesterday I met a friend that I (not/see) for ages.hadn’t + past participle
irregular verb: see-saw-seen
- I was surprised that they (find) the answer so quickly.had + past participle
irregular verb: find-found-found
- The coach (not/prepare) for such a difficult game.hadn’t + past participle
- Jean was upset because no one (notice) her new haircut.had + past participle
Complete the sentences using the past perfect simple and the adverbs in brackets.
- Example:
- Ellen (always/want) ……………… to go to China.
- → Ellen had always wanted to go to China.
- The teacher wanted to know whether we (already/read) the book.had + adverb + past participle
irregular verb: read-read-read
- He (just/start) working at the company when it went bankrupt.had + adverb + past participle
- Melvin said that it was the best meal he (ever/have) .had + adverb + past participle
irregular verb: have-had-had
- When we arrived, the show (already/start) .had + adverb + past participle
- We went to a place where I (never/be) before.had + adverb + past participle
irregular verb: be-was/were-been
Complete the questions using the past perfect simple.
- Example:
- (it/stop) ……………… raining when you arrived?
- → Had it stopped raining when you arrived?
- (your husband/make) dinner when you got home?had + subject + past participle
irregular verb: make-made-made
- (Lisa/finish) her homework when she went out with her friends?had + subject + past participle
- (you/have) breakfast when you started work?had + subject + past participle
irregular verb: have-had-had
- What (he/do) that made you so upset?question word + had + subject + past participle
irregular verb: do-did-done
- (she/already/move) to London when she met her partner?had + subject + adverb + past participle
