Past Perfect B2

Past Perfect

is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.

Explanation:

The past perfect is made from the verb had and the past participle of a verb:

*I had finished the work.

*She had gone.

Multiple Choice

We ________ (phone) mom, but she wasn't home. She ________ (go) out.

• phoned / had gone

• phone / goes

• phoned / had went

• phone / had go

Multiple Choice

I __________ (see) a car by the side of the road. It ________ (run) out of gas.

• see / runs

• saw / run

• saw / had run

• see / had ran

Multiple Choice

When we ________ (get) to the theater, the movie __________ (begin).

• get / begins

• got / begin

• got / had begun

• got / begin

Multiple Choice

I __________ (be) really happy to see you yesterday because I _________ (not see) you for a long time.

• be / don't see

• are / didn't see

• was / hadn't see

• was / hadn't seen

Multiple Choice

When Maya was 8 years old, she _________ (get) a medal at school.

• had got

• had get

• had gotten

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When I went to bed last night, my dog __________ (eat) all its food.

• had eat

• had ate

• had eaten

• eats

Multiple Choice

When I was 5 years old, I ____________ (learn) how to read.

• had learned already

• learn

• had already learned

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When Bob went to bed last night, he __________ (brush) his teeth.

• brushes

• brush

• had brushed

• had brush

Multiple Choice

A: Why did you leave so early?

B: Because I _______________ (promise) to visit a friend

• promises

• had promise

• hadn't promised

• had promised

Multiple Choice

I went to Brazil last year. I ___________ (not go) there before.

• had gone

• went

• hadn't gone

Go to this link to practice, Screenshot results and paste to English Notebook document.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/past-perfect