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1) Complete the gaps with verbs from the box in the past
perfect form.
go out / break into / not live / eat / send / see / steal
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1. Tina was upset that someone _______________________
her house and____________________ her money.
2. When the fire brigade arrived, the fire
___________________________.
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3. By the time Jane got home, her younger brother
___________________________ all the pizza.
2) Look at the pictures and complete the
4. Ann was still there, standing where Paul _____________ sentences. Use the past perfect negative form
_____________________her earlier. of the verbs below.
5. Sam ______________________ in a capital before he tidy / fly / wash /
moved to London. finish / ride
6. Adam realized his mistake only hours after he
________________________________ the money. 1. Mrs. Fray was angry. Ann ______________
the dishes.
2. It was obvious that Ted ________________
a bike before.
3) Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past 3. Jack wanted to go out, but he ___________
perfect form of the verbs in brackets. _________________ his homework.
1. When I arrived home from school yesterday, I 4. Sarah’s mum was cross. Her daughter ____
________________________ (find) that my bike wasn’t _____________________ her bedroom.
there. Someone __________________________ (steal) it. 5. Jeremy was nervous. He _______________
2. When Peter _____________________ (arrive) at the bus _____________ before.
station, the bus _____________________ (already / leave).
3. Mary ________________ (can’t open) the door because 4) What things you had done before 9. 30
she ____________________ (lose) her keys. yesterday evening. Write true sentences using
the past perfect, affirmative or negative.
4. Fiona _____________________ (offer) Sony a job after
she __________________________ (finish) her degree. 1. Example: By 9.30 in the evening, I had
spoken to my friend Jack.
5. Jill ____________________ (want) to meet my boyfriend
because she _____________________________ 2._____________________________________
Ex.2)
1. hadn’t washed
2. hadn’t ridden
3. hadn’t finished
4. hadn’t tidied
5. hadn’t flown
Ex.3)
1. found, had stolen
2. arrived, had already left
3. couldn’t open, had lost
4. offered, had finished
5. wanted, had never seen
6. knew, had heard
7. appeared, had already started
8. found, had been
Ex. 4)
Students’ own answers