PAST PERFECT TENSE

Before world war I, the majority of Americans ____ in rural areas or in small towns.

• Has lived

• Had lived

• Lived

• Has been living

By the end of 1932, they ____ their farm and moved to the city.

• Had already lost

• Had lost already

• Lost

• Have been losing

The car ___ ten times before it landed on its roof.

• Had flipped

• Has been flipping out

• Flip

• Has been flipping

The doctor ….. the patient thoroughly before he prescribed the medication.

• Examine

• Had examined

• Examining

• Examines

Timothy _____ ______ _______ networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach.

• had taken

• had been taking

• have been taking

• could have taken

The government ... the shelter before the second flood ... the whole village.

• had made - hitted

• made - hit

• had made - hit

• made - had hit

Sammy couldn’t fall asleep last night because...

• he had already left the office
• he had watched a scary movie.
• I had gone shopping the day before.
• she had left her purse at home.

The Wright Brothers ... an aeroplane before others invented the modern one.

• has created

• had created

• have created

• created

• create

We use Past Perfect tense in the following condition, except ... .

• An action which finished before another action happened in the past

• An action that started in the past and continue up to       another time in the past.

• Conditional If type 3

•   Showing how many times does something happen in present time

After they ________ the shellfish, they ________ to feel sick.

• had eaten / began

• ate / had begun