Complete The Sentences in Past Perfect Simple (Affirmative Form.)

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.
1. I lost the key that he (give) ______________________ to me.
2. He told me that he (see) _____________________ the film.
3. I went outside as I (hear) _________________ a noise.
4. When they came home, Liza (cook) _________________________ dinner.
5. We could not send you a postcard because we (lose) ______________ our

address book.
Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).
1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) ____________________.
2. He went to the country which he (not / visit) ___________________ before.
3. She picked out the red dress, which she (not / wear) ________________ for
ages.
4. He (not / swim) ____________________________________ in the beach

before that day.
5. His mother was angry because he (not / do) ______________________ the

shopping for her.
Complete the questions in past perfect simple.
1. (you / finish___________________ your homework before you went to the

cinema?
2. Why (you / not /clean) __________________________________ the bathroom

before you took a bath?
3. (you / have) ______________________________ breakfast before you left the

house?
4. (she / manage) ______________________________to find a place to stay

when she went to London?
5. here (she / stay) _____________________before she moved to live with her

friend?
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect or the simple past)
1. The storm (destroy) _______________________________ the house that they
had built.
2. The children (clean) _____________________ the blackboard they had used to

do the mathematics exercise.
3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) _______________________ her

homework.
4. She (eat) __________________________ all of the food that we had made.
5. He took off the jacket he (put on) ______________________________ before.
Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple or
continuous.)
1. I (try) _________________________________ to get tickets for that play for

months before my friend finally got them.
2. When I arrived at the theater, he (pick, already) ________________ up the

tickets.
3. He was really angry because he (wait) ________________________ for more

than half an hour when I arrived.
4. When the play started, I (already, apologize) ________________________ to

my friend.
5. We (watch) ______________________________________the play when the

lights went off.
Exercises on Past Perfect Progressive
Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).
1. We (sleep) ________________________________ for 12 hours when he woke

us up.
2. They (wait) ________________________________ at the station for 90
minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look for) _______________________________ her ring for two hours and
then we found it in the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) _______________________________for a long time, when it
suddenly began to rain.
5. How long (learn / she) ______________________________ English before
she went to London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing)
____________________________ in the rain too long.
7. He (drive) _______________________________less than an hour when he
ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help)
__________________________ on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work)
_______________________________________________________ all day;
so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
10. They (cycle) ___________________________________ all day so their legs
were sore in the evening.
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses. (Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous )
I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the
show started at 8:00. I (try) _______________________________ to get tickets for
that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee
shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) __________________ five cups
of coffee and I (wait) _____________________________ over an hour. I had to
leave because I (arrange) ________________________ to meet Kathy in front of
the theater.
When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) _______________________ up

the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry
because she (wait) ___________________________________ for more than half
an hour. She said she (give, almost) __________________________ up and (go)
__________________________________ into the theater without us.
Kathy told me you (be) ____________________ late several times in the past and
that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that
she (miss) ________________________ several movies because of your late
arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on
time!
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses. (Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect
Continuous )
1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) ________________________________ here

for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going
to leave.
2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait)
_______________________ for over an hour. I almost left without him.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) ___________________
for that import company for more than ten years and he (work) _____________
in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
4. I (see) ______________________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went
to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are
actually quite small.
5. Sarah (climb) ___________________________________ the Matterhorn, (sail)
_________________________ around the world, and (go) ________________
on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.
6. Sarah (climb) ___________________________________ the Matterhorn, (sail)
___________________ around the world and (go) ______________________
on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience)
_________________________________ more by that age than most people
do in their entire lives.
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I
think she (cry) ___________________.

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Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (affirmative form.

1. I lost the key that he (give) ______________________ to me.

2. He told me that he (see) _____________________ the film.

3. I went outside as I (hear) _________________ a noise.

4. When they came home, Liza (cook) _________________________ dinner.

5. We could not send you a postcard because we (lose) ______________ our

Complete the sentences in past perfect simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) ____________________.

2. He went to the country which he (not / visit) ___________________ before.

4. He (not / swim) ____________________________________ in the beach

5. His mother was angry because he (not / do) ______________________ the

Complete the questions in past perfect simple.

1. (you / finish___________________ your homework before you went to the

2. Why (you / not /clean) __________________________________ the bathroom

3. (you / have) ______________________________ breakfast before you left the

4. (she / manage) ______________________________to find a place to stay

5. here (she / stay) _____________________before she moved to live with her

2. The children (clean) _____________________ the blackboard they had used to

3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) _______________________ her

4. She (eat) __________________________ all of the food that we had made.

5. He took off the jacket he (put on) ______________________________ before.

1. I (try) _________________________________ to get tickets for that play for

2. When I arrived at the theater, he (pick, already) ________________ up the

3. He was really angry because he (wait) ________________________ for more

4. When the play started, I (already, apologize) ________________________ to

5. We (watch) ______________________________________the play when the

Exercises on Past Perfect Progressive

1. We (sleep) ________________________________ for 12 hours when he woke

When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) _______________________ up

1. It is already 9:30 PM and I (wait) ________________________________ here

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