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A. Choose The Correct Verb From The List Below To Complete The Following Sentences. Put The Verb in The Past Perfect Tense (Had & Past Participle)

The document discusses the past perfect tense and provides examples of its use. It contains exercises where students must choose the correct past perfect verb form to complete sentences and match sentence beginnings with endings. The past perfect tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else in the past happened. The exercises are meant to help students practice forming and using the past perfect tense correctly in sentences.

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A. Choose The Correct Verb From The List Below To Complete The Following Sentences. Put The Verb in The Past Perfect Tense (Had & Past Participle)

The document discusses the past perfect tense and provides examples of its use. It contains exercises where students must choose the correct past perfect verb form to complete sentences and match sentence beginnings with endings. The past perfect tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before something else in the past happened. The exercises are meant to help students practice forming and using the past perfect tense correctly in sentences.

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ACTIVITY NUMBER 5

 Talking about Past Perfect


 Talking about Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Tense

A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Put the verb in the past
perfect tense (had & past participle).

make start write leave forget fly escape close give ring eat change go see

1. When I got to the house, Mary wasn’t there. She had already left .
2. I didn’t recognize my old classmate because she had changed so much.
3. We were late for the show last night. By the time we got to the theater, the movie
had already started .

4. Yesterday I went on my first plane trip. I was very nervous because I had never
Flown before.

5. I couldn’t eat much dinner last night because I had eaten such a big lunch.
6. I couldn’t buy any groceries last night because when I got to the supermarket, it
had already closed .

7. Last week our teacher gave back the essays we had written the week before.
8. The house was quiet when Andrew got home. Everyone had gone to bed
several hours earlier.
9. They got to school late yesterday. The bell had already rung .
10. Sheila couldn’t come to my house last night because she had already
made other plans.

11. We couldn’t find the house. It was clear that he had given us the wrong add
address.
12. Annie didn’t want to come to the movie with us because she had seen
it the week before.
13. By the time the police arrived at the bank, the robber had escaped already
.

14. I couldn’t get into my apartment when I came home from work last night because I
Had forgotten to take my key.
Past Perfect Tense

B. Match the first part of the sentence on the left with the correct ending on the right.

1. Betty’s plants died because…. G a) she had lost her doll.


2. Bob couldn’t buy the new computer because…. E b) she had left her purse at home.
3. Sammy couldn’t fall asleep last night because… H c) he had already left the office.
4. The little girl was crying because… A d) he hadn’t studied at all.
5. I didn’t have to buy groceries because… I e) he had spent all his money.
6. Kevin failed his exam because... D f) she had forgotten to set the alarm.
7. Monty bought a new camera because…. J g) she hadn’t watered them.
8. Clara couldn’t pay for lunch because… B h) he had watched a scary movie.
9. Susan slept late because… F i) I had gone shopping the day before.
10. I couldn’t speak to the boss because… C j) he had lost his old one.
B. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect tense and the words provided.

Ex. I didn’t meet Ellie for lunch because….. (she/eat/)

I didn’t meet Ellie for lunch because she had already eaten.

1. My trip to New York was very exciting because….. (I/not be/ before)

I had not been to New York before.

2. I couldn’t see the doctor because….. (he/already/ leave the office)

He had already left the office.

3. I couldn’t buy the car I wanted because….. (the car dealer/ already/ sell)

The car dealer had already sold the car.

4. We couldn’t see the new exhibit because….. (the museum/already/close)

The museum had already closed

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