B1 7B Grammar Past Perfect

To form the past perfect tense, use had and (a)   participle of the verb.

To make it clear that one action happened before another one in the past, use the ______ to show what happened first and the ______ to show what happened second.

• past perfect/ past simple
• past simple/ past perfect
• past perfect/ present perfect
• present perfect/ past perfect

"By the time I got home, they had had their dinner." Which action happened first in the given sentence?

• getting home
• having dinner

"When we arrived at the party, everyone else had left." Which action happened second in the given sentence?

• arriving at the party
• leaving the party

"The meeting had already finished when Ahmet arrived." Which of following sentences has the same meaning with the given sentence?

• First the meeting finished, then Ahmet arrived.
• First Ahmet arrived, then the meeting finished.

"He had taken a shower before he left home." Which of following sentences has the same meaning with the given sentence?

• First he had a shower, then left home.
• He had taken a shower.
• First he left home, then he had shower.

"He got a job." Which of the following events could possibly happen before the event given?

• He had got a promotion.
• He had got a university degree.
• He had got retired.

"Eda went to London." Which of the following events could possibly happen before the event given?

• She had had a flight to London.
• She had rented a house in London.
• She had started to live in London.

"Anthony got divorced."Which of the following events could possibly happen before the event given?

• He had met a girl.
• He had fallen in love.
• He had got married.

When I arrived home, my wife ______. The house was empty and I was all alone.

• is leaving
• leaves
• left
• had left