Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses. By the time we got to the cinema, the film _______________________ (start), so we missed the first five minutes.

By the time we got to the cinema, the film had started

By the time we got to the cinema, the film had started, so we missed the first five minutes.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses. When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbor told me that they ____________________ (go out) about half an hour ago.

When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbor told me that they had gone out

When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbor told me that they had gone out about half an hour ago.

The neighbor told me that they had gone out

The neighbor told me that they had gone out about half an hour ago.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses. I saw Casablanca for the first time last night. I __________________ (not/ see) it before.

I saw Casablanca for the first time last night. I hadn't seen it before.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses. I spent a week in Miami recently. I _____________ (not/ be) there before.

I spent a week in Miami recently. I hadn't been there before.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses. She told me she _______________ (buy) a new car.

She told me she had bought a new car.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses When he arrived, Eve wasn't there. She ____________ (leave) about five minutes before.

She had left about five minutes before.

When he arrived, Eve wasn't there. She had left about five minutes before.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses When we arrived in Spain, they _____________ (lose) our luggage. We only had to wait to two days to get it back though, and they delivered it to the house.

When we arrived in Spain, they had lost our luggage.

When we arrived in Spain, they had lost our luggage. We only had towait to two days to get it back though, and they delivered it to the house.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses When I __________________ (get back), nobody had done the washing up. I was furious.

When I got back, nobody had done the washing up. I was furious.

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect and the past simple tenses When we went camping we _______ outside because we _______ our tent! (sleep, forget) ex. sleeping, had forgetting

When we went camping we slept outside because we had forgotten our tent!

Fill the gap with the verb in the bracket using either the past perfect and the past simple tenses Yuka _______ English for eight years by the time she _______ from university. (study, graduate) ex. studying, had graduate

Yuka had studied, English for eight years by the time she graduated from university.

Past Perfect Tense

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

We ________ finished eating dinner.

had not

not had

'd had not

's had not

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Had they _____ to her before?

spoke

spoken

spoked

speaking

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You _____ not left yet.

would

would never

would had

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I had never _____ her before.

see

seeing

saw

seen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

has

have

had

hadding

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sarah thought she ________ to that zoo before.

had

has been

had be

had been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Nobody explained why the project had ________ on time.

complete

not completed

n't complete

n't been completed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

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Past Perfect Tense

We ________ finished eating dinner.

Had they _____ to her before?

You _____ not left yet.

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 the project had ________ on time.

He _____ us the item had been shipped.

Dad explained ________ his job due to stress.

Where _____ the security guard gone?

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