Past Perfect Tense

Which event happened first?

Teresa wasn't at home. She had gone shopping.

• Teresa wasn't at home

• Gone shopping

Which event is written in the past perfect?

The train had just left when I arrived at the station.

• The train left

• I arrived at the station

Which event happened first?

I had saved my document before the computer crashed.

• Saved my document

• Computer crashed

Which event is written in the past perfect?

He was very tired because he hadn't slept well.

• Was tired

• Not slept well

Which event happened first?

I couldn't get into the house. I had lost my keys.

• couldn't get into the house

• Lost my keys

Which event is written in the past simple?

She had just left the room when the police arrived.

• She left the room

• The police arrived

Choose the correct option.

Dinosaurs ________ hundreds of millions of years ago.

• lived

• had lived

Which event is not written in the past perfect?

I had just put the washing out when it started to rain.

• Put the washing out

• Started to rain

Which event is not written in the past perfect?

Did the students go home after they had visited the library?

• Students went home

• Students visited the library

Fill the blank with the past perfect form of the verb in parentheses

By the time I could talk to her, she ________ (decide) to quit her job.