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10 GRAMMAR EXTENSION
1 Write negative sentences or questions using the
words in brackets.
0. I’d seen a dolphin before. (-, never)
I’d never seen a dolphin before.
1. The lesson had just begun. (-, yet)
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2. They had already finished their class. (?)
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3. Molly had found them in the forest. (?, who)
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4. The plane had taken off on time. (-)
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5. It had arrived in time for the party. (-)
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2 Complete the sentences with the past perfect simple
and a verb from the list.
do | not do | not hear | get | go | have
0. I had done all the washing up.
1. I ________________ from my sister in years.
2. Kim ___________________ breakfast earlier.
3. They _____________ any exercise in weeks.
4. They _____ just _______ home from the gym.
5. She _________________ out several nights in a row
so she was tired.
3 Complete with the past perfect continuous and a
verb from the list.
not sleep | not wait | buy | walk | shop
fight
0. Paula hadn’t been sleeping well.
1. We _____________________________ in the
mountains earlier that day.
2. They _______________________ in the city centre
all morning.
3. We _________________________ fruit from that
greengrocer since I was a boy.
4. The brothers _____________________ over the TV
remote for an hour.
5. They ____________________________ very long
before we arrived.
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4 Complete the sentences with one verb in the past
perfect simple or continuous and the other in the past
simple.
0. We had been sitting on the beach all morning when
the sun finally came up. (sit; come)
1. I _____ never ________ such a large Ferris wheel
before I ________ to London. (see; go)
2. I __________________ as a volunteer after I
_______________ the news. (sign up; see)
3. When they _______ ,the band _____ already
______________ for 20 minutes. (arrive; play)
4. I _________ exhausted because I ________
________________ all morning. (be; clean)
5. I _____________ an ice cream because I _____ just
_____ lunch. (not want; have)
5 Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in
the past perfect simple or continuous.
know | walk | want | talk | drink | run
0. We had known each other for a long time.
1. He ________________ on his mobile all day.
2. I ____________________ coffee all evening.
3. My dog ____________________ fast all day.
4. I ___________ to go to Hawaii, but we didn’t.
5. How long ______ we ___________________ when
we stopped?
6 Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets.
0. First we tidied up, then we vacuumed (after)
We vacuumed after we had tidied up.
1. I did my homework, then went out. (before)
I ___________________________ I went out.
2. The class began and then I arrived. (already)
When I arrived, _______________________.
3. It was the first time I had so much fun. (never)
I ___________________ much fun in my life.
4. They didn’t start dinner until dad arrived. (yet)
5. They ________________ because dad wasn’t there.
6. He sat for an hour, then his tea came. (had)
He __________________ when his tea came.
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Answer Key

1 4
1. The lesson hadn’t begun yet. 1. had…seen; went
2. Had they already finished their class? 2. signed up; had seen
3. Who had found them in the forest? 3. arrived; had…been playing
4. The plane hadn’t taken off on time. 4. was; had been cleaning
5. It hadn’t arrived in time for the party. 5. didn’t want; had…had

2 5
1. hadn’t heard 1. had been talking
2. had had 2. had been drinking
3. hadn’t done 3. had been running
4. had; got 4. had wanted
5. had gone 5. had; been walking

3 6
1. had been walking 1. had done my homework before
2. had been shopping 2. the class had already begun
3. had been buying 3. had never had so
4. had been fighting 4. hadn’t started dinner yet
5. hadn’t been waiting 5. had been sitting for an hour

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