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WH-QUESTIONS
[ Exercise 1 ]

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps to make Wh-questions.

Use the verbs in Past Perfect.

Example:
How many flowers we before midday? (to plant)

Answer:
How many flowers had we planted before midday?

1. What you before you met her? (to buy)

2. How many cups of coffee she before she came here? (to drink)

3. What he before he left for school? (to eat)

4. Why you the house before I came? (to leave)

5. How many people we before we got to work? (to meet)

6. What they before the heavy snow started? (to see)

7. Why he home by 4 o’clock? (to return)

8. What his mother before Jim returned home? (to bake)

9. Where they before they flew to Australia? (to be)

10. Why you to the cinema before I called? (to go)

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Past or Past Perfect Tense – Simple: Fill in the correct form.

1. Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.

2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ___________________ (already, start).
3. Before we reached the station we saw that we ___________________ (lose) our way.
4. All the tickets ___________________ (be) sold before the concert began.
5. They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game.
6. I asked Mr Green how many books he ___________________ (read)
7. Mum asked me why I ___________________ (not tidy) up my room.
8. Bob was sorry that he ___________________ (told) me the story.
9. Alan watched TV after he ___________________ (have) lunch.
10. The sun ___________________ (shine) yesterday after it ___________________ (be) cold for many
weeks.
11. Uncle David ___________________ (go) to the doctor after he ___________________ (be) ill for a
month.
12. Before the police ___________________ (catch) the thief, he ___________________ (steal) two
more watches.
13. Mum once ___________________ (paint) a picture although she ___________________ (never,
learn) it.
14. I ___________________ (not tell) my teacher that my mum ___________________ (help) me with
my homework.
15. I ___________________ (be) very angry when I ___________________ (see) that my brother
___________________ (eat) my apple.
16. The bike ___________________ (be) much more expensive than he ___________________ (think)
at first.
17. Dad ___________________ (drive) me home after I ___________________ (fall) into the water.
18. Marion ___________________ (ask) me what ___________________ (happen) to me last week.
19. We ___________________ (eat) two Big Macs before we ___________________ (go) home.
20. Paul ___________________ (not say) that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.
21. The days ___________________ (become) colder after it ___________________ (snow).
22. Martin ___________________ (tell) me that he ___________________ (be) in London.
23. I ___________________ (feel) great after I ___________________ (pass) the exam.
24. It ___________________ (be) Freddy who ___________________ (clean) the room.
25. When I ___________________ (get) off the bike I ___________________ (see) that one of those
tires ___________________ (lose) air.
26. I ___________________ (be) sorry that I ___________________ (not be) nicer to him.
27. Nobody ___________________ (come) to the meeting because Angela ___________________
(forget) to tell them about it.
28. I know that I ___________________ (see) her somewhere before.
29. Because she ___________________ (not check) the oil for so long, the car ___________________
(break) down.
30. She couldn't find the book that I ___________________ (lend) her.
31. They never ___________________ (never find) where he ___________________ (hide) the money.
32. It was a firm that I ___________________ (never hear) of.
33. When she ___________________ (come ) in we all knew where she ___________________ (be)
34. The lesson ___________________ (already start) when I ___________________ (arrive).
35. When I ___________________ (get) to the park I found out that I ___________________ (lose) my
keys.
36. She told me that she ___________________ (work) in Germany.
37. When he ___________________ (paint) the kitchen he ___________________ (decide) to have a
rest.
38. After I ___________________ (finish) the report, I saw that it ___________________ (be) too late.
 Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎
Past Perfect & Past Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Tense

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 _________ already _________ .
2. I didn’t recognize my old classmate because she _________________ so much.
3. We were late for the show last night. By the time we got to the theater, the movie
_____________ already _______________.
4. Yesterday I went on my first plane trip. I was very nervous because I ___________ never
_____________ before.
5. I couldn’t eat much dinner last night because I ______________ such a big lunch.
6. I couldn’t buy any groceries last night because when I got to the supermarket, it
_______________ already ______________.
7. Last week our teacher gave back the essays we ________________ the week before.
8. The house was quiet when Andrew got home. Everyone _________________ to bed
several hours earlier.
9. They got to school late yesterday. The bell _____________ already _____________.
10. Sheila couldn’t come to my house last night because she _______________ already
_________________ other plans.
11. We couldn’t find the house. It was clear that he ________________ us the wrong add
address.
12. Annie didn’t want to come to the movie with us because she ___________________
it the week before.
13. By the time the police arrived at the bank, the robber ____________ already
___________________.
14. I couldn’t get into my apartment when I came home from work last night because I
_________________ to take my key.

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Past Perfect & Past Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Tense with “By the Time… and Already”

Make sentences with the past perfect and the words provided. Follow the example below.

Ex. I missed my plane. (airport/ plane take off)

By the time I got to the airport, the plane had already taken off.

1. I missed the show. (theater/ movie start)

________________________________________________________________________
2. I couldn’t get my prescription. (drugstore/ close)
________________________________________________________________________
3. I couldn’t say goodbye to my friends. (call their house/ they leave)
________________________________________________________________________
4. I didn’t get the job. (I apply/ they hire someone else)
________________________________________________________________________
5. We couldn’t buy the house. (we see/ someone else make an offer)
________________________________________________________________________
6. The house was destroyed. (the firemen arrive/ house burn down)
________________________________________________________________________
7. I didn’t get to taste her chocolate cake. (I arrive/ her children eat whole thing)
________________________________________________________________________
8. I didn’t see her when she was sick. (I go/ hospital/ she go home)
________________________________________________________________________
9. I didn’t see the game. ( I turn on the TV/ game finish)
________________________________________________________________________
10. I missed my daughter’s performance. ( I arrive concert/ my daughter finish her song)
_______________________________________________________________________

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Past Perfect & Past Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Tense – Negative

Complete the sentences below using the past perfect in the negative and the words provided.

Ex. My house was very dirty when she came over because…. (I/ not clean/ for weeks)
My house was very dirty when she came over because I hadn’t cleaned it for weeks.

1. Joe had to study hard for yesterday’s test because… (he/not do well/ the week before)
________________________________________________________________________
2. I was worried when she didn’t arrive on time because… (she/ not be/ late/ before)
________________________________________________________________________
3. Judy didn’t want to go on the school ski trip because …. (she/not ski/ before)
________________________________________________________________________
4. I didn’t recognize Ellen at the party because…. (I not/see/ for years)
________________________________________________________________________
5. John didn’t catch the bus because…. (he/not leave/ the house/ on time
________________________________________________________________________
6. Andy ate a huge supper last night because… (he/not eat/ all day)
________________________________________________________________________
7. The farmers’ fields were very dry because… (it/not rain/ for weeks)
________________________________________________________________________
8. Roberta’s hair looked terrible last night because… (she/not comb/ all day)
______________________________________________________________________
9. Amanda was exhausted yesterday because…. (she/not sleep/ well/for several days)
_______________________________________________________________________
10. I was so happy when I got to the theater because ….. (the movie/ not start/ yet)
________________________________________________________________________

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