The Past Perfect

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to

Mission 1 make PAST PERFECT sentences

1) By the time she was twenty, she _______ (to manage) to reach five million
followers on Instagram.
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2) The kitchen was a mess when I got home! It turns out that my daughter
_______ (to make) a milkshake without putting the lid on the blender.

3) They _______ (to not turn off) the sprinklers so I got soaked when I ran back
to my car.

4) We forgot that the clocks _______ (to change) the night before, and we
ended up missing our flight.

5) Mary _______ (to not tell) us that it was no longer a costume party, so we
looked ridiculous when we arrived dressed up as superheroes.

6) I basically spend my life at work, so when I found out my boss _______ (to
give) the promotion to someone else, I was furious.

7) When I opened my suitcase, I saw that my bottle of sun cream _______ (to
leak) all over my clothes.

8) Simon only realised that he _______ (to wear) his jumper inside-out when he
got home from work.

9) _______ you _______(to know) your ex-girlfriend was going to be there before
you arrived?

10) I _______ (to not notice) the red sock in the machine before I put my
washing in and it turned all of the white towels pink!

My score: /10 Amigos Ingleses

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Mission 2 Are these sentences correct or incorrect?

1) How many times had you thought about quitting your job ✔
before you actually did it?
Grammar funsheet

2) He was such a smart child that by the time he was fourteen, ✔

he had graduating from Oxford University.

3) My children somehow found all the Christmas presents ✔

which I had hid in the attic.

4) I never watched reality TV until I met my wife and now, I’m ✔

obsessed!
✔
5) They didn’t check the weather forecast beforehand and
ended up being stuck in a snowstorm on the motorway for
ten hours.

6) I had forgot to save my work before my computer broke and ✔

now, I have to re-do all of it again!
✔
7) They already sat down on the bench before I could tell them
that it had wet paint on it.

8) Paul wore a long-sleeved shirt because he gets a tattoo ✔

which he didn’t want his parents to see.

9) How long had you was on the train before you realised you ✔
were on the wrong one?

10) They had promised that they would get there on time but ✔
they were still an hour late.

My score: /10 Amigos Ingleses

Check your answers!

Mission 1
1. had managed
2. had made
3. hadn’t turned off
4. had changed
5. hadn’t told
6. had given
7. had leaked
8. had worn
9. Had, known
10. hadn’t noticed

Mission 2
1. Correct
2. He was such a smart child that by the time he was fourteen, he had graduated
from Oxford University.
3. My children somehow found all the Christmas presents which I had hidden in
the attic.
4. I had never watched reality TV until I met my wife and now, I’m obsessed!
5. They hadn’t checked the weather forecast beforehand and ended up being
stuck in a snowstorm on the motorway for ten hours.
6. I had forgotten to save my work before my computer broke and now, I have to
re-do all of it again!
7. They had already sat down on the bench before I could tell them that it had
wet paint on it.
8. Paul wore a long-sleeved shirt because had got a tattoo which he didn’t want
his parents to see.
9. How long had you been on the train before you realised you were on the
wrong one?
10. Correct

You got this!