ACTIVITY GUIDE NUMBER 4

WHAT A FOOD

Past perfect
1. Complete the chart with the correct form of have.
I had
You had
He had
had tri to talk to
She
ed her.
We had
The had
y

Now make the sentences negative.

I hadn’t tried to talk to her.

You hadn’t tried to talk to her.

He hadn’t tried to talk to her.

She hadn’t tried to talk to her.

We hadn’t tried to talk to her.

They hadn’t tried to talk to her.

Now make questions.

Had you tried to talk to her?

Had he tried to talk to her?

Had she tried to talk to her?

Had we tried to talk to her?

Had they tried to talk to her?

2. Complete these sentences using the Past Perfect Tense with the verb
in parentheses:

1. my plants were dead because my neighbour hadn’t watered them. (not water)
2. I couldn’t get into my apartment because I had forgotten my key. (Forget).
3. the teacher was angry because we hadn’t done our homework. (Not do)
4. the man lent me his newspaper after he had read it. (read)
5. they got to the theatre after movie had started (start)
3. Fill in the gaps with the past perfect form.

1. Paul had spent (spend) his holiday in Holland.

2. They had already done (do) their work.
3. She had asked (ask) that question before.
4. We had never seen (see) such a thing.
5. I had been (be) there before
6. The boys had destroyed (destroy) the garden.
7. Our class had taken (take) a field trip three times this year.
8. Where had they moved (they/move) to?
9. Jennifer had asked (ask) that question four times today.
10. You hadn’t eaten (not eat) lunch yet, have you?
11. Jason had wanted (want) to move to New York since he was five years old.
12. How long had they know (they/know) Peter?
13. Alexandra had worked (work) for IBM since 2002.
14. Jeff had bought (buy) a few books this week.
15. Sally hadn’t tread (not read) that book yet.
16. Had they left (they/leave) for work yet?
17. Bill hadn’t driven (not/drive) very far today.
18. We had enjoyed (enjoy) eating seafood all of our lives.
19. Had he watched (he/watch) the documentary yet?
20. I hadn’t finished (not/finish) the job yet.

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past perfect