past perfect

Past perfect

​The past perfect expresses that an action occurred before a specific point in time in the past. When you are telling a story about the past and want to mention something that happened before that, use the past perfect.

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Had you finished work when I called?

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Had they _____ to her before? I had never _____ her before.​

​We arrived at 8:05, but the train _____ already left.

Sarah thought she ________ to that zoo before.

Nobody explained why no one ________ the project on time.​

​- hadn't completed

-not completed

- didn´t complete

He couldn't make a sandwich because he _____(forget) to buy bread.

​The hotel was full, so I was glad that we _____(book) in advance.

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He _____ (tell) us the item had been shipped.​

​Dad explained ________(quit) his job due to stress.

Exercise

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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/past-perfect​

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