Past Perfect

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences in Past Perfect. 

1. She   in Sweden before she went to Norway. (to live)

2. After we   the cornflakes, Henry came in. (to eat)
3. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he   him. (to phone)
4. After they   their backpacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to pack)
5. Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father   him so. (to tell)
6. The cat hid under the chair because the children   so loud. (to be)
7. Before the students started to write, the teacher   their mobile phones. (to collect)
8. After Max   his breakfast, he left the flat. (to finish)
9. Laura repaired her glasses because her brother   them. (to break)
10. By the time the show began, all friends  . (to arrive)

Past Perfect tense exercises. Fill in the gaps with the words at the very end of the sentences in Past Perfect
Tense.
1. It   to rain after we   to the station. (start / get)

2. We   the village where we   as children. (visit / live)

3. By the time we   the inn all the guests  . (reach / leave)

4. We   him just after he   news of his dismissal. (meet / get)

5. I said I   that play before. (see)

6. Nobody   where she  . (know / go)

7. They   dinner when we  . (finish / arrive)

8. He said that he already twice   our town. (visit)

9. We   to know which novels he  . (want / read)

10. They told us that the children   all the cake. (eat)
11. Why didn't you go to bed after you   supper? (have)

12. By that time we   your telegram. (already get)

13. She   all her money before her father  . (spend / come)

14. Your letter   five minutes after he  . (come / leave)

15. I   him for the flowers he   me. (thank / send)

16. After we   writing we   in the garden. (finish / play)

17. Who   into the room after the telephone  ? (come / ring)

18. We couldn’t   the door because he   our keys. (open / lose)

19. She   to cry when the light   out. (begin / go)

20. By the time I   him he   his studies. (meet / already finish)

 1. I hadn't noticed the fact before. (not/notice)

 2. He had held her in his arms. (hold)
 3. Had he betrayed himself in any way? (he/betray/?)

 4. In an instant he   him. (recognize)

 5. I   that you knew him. (forget)

 6. She   her room for a month. (not/leave)

 7. It was worse than he  . (expect)

 8.   just to him? (they/always/be/?)

 9. He   well with the horses. (do)

 10. She was gone before he  . (finish)

 11. But it   at all. (not/work)

  12. I   him for years. (not/see)

 13. I   over a thousand feet. (use)

 14. It was some time since they  . (speak)

 15. I told him what I  . (see)

 16. They   him the opportunity. (not/give)

 17. He   there a long time. (be)

 18. He went on as if he   her. (not/hear)

 19.   him about his business? (she/send/?)

 20. The look in her eyes  . (change)

Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense – Past Perfect or Simple Past.

1. After Fred   (to spend) his holiday in Italy he   (to want) to learn Italian.
2. Jill   (to phone) Dad at work before she   (to leave) for her trip.
3. Susan   (to turn on) the radio after she   (to wash) the dishes.
4. When she   (to arrive) the match   already   (to start).
5. After the man   (to come) home he   (to feed) the cat.
6. Before he   (to sing) a song he   (to play) the guitar.
7. She   (to watch) a video after the children   (to go) to bed.
8. After Eric   (to make) breakfast he   (to phone) his friend.
9. I   (to be) very tired because I   (to study) too much.
10. They   (to ride) their bikes before they   (to meet) their friends.

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).
had built
1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)  .

2. He (not / be)   to Cape Town before 1997.

 3. When she went out to play, she (do / already)   her homework.

4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make)  .

5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on)   six weeks before.

6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order)  .

7. I could not remember the poem we (learn)   the week before.

8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall)   from the tree.

9. (he / phone)   Angie before he went to see her in London?

10. She (not / ride)   a horse before that day.

11. Past Simple or Past Perfect - Exercise 2

Fill in past simple or past perfect simple.

1. After they   (see) the Tower, they   (go) to Westminster Abbey.
2. He   (ask) me which animals I   (see) in Africa.
3. After Columbus   (discover) America, he   (return) to Spain.
4. Before they   (move) to Liverpool, they   (sell) everything.
5. After he   (work) very hard, he   (fall) ill.
6. She   (open) the box after she   (find) the key.
7. They   (go) to a restaurant after they   (sail).
8. Before they   (start) the party, they   (invite) some friends.
9. After she   (wash) the curtains, she   (clean) the windows.
10. They   (go) for a sightseeing tour after the bus   (arrive).
11. Before he   (mow) the lawn, he   (pick) some roses.
12. After he   (finish) school, he   (work) for a magazine.
13. They   (drink) a cup of tea after they   (finish) lunch.
 14. He   (ask) me for her telephone number before he   (phone) her.
15. My sister   (eat) all the chocolate before my parents   (come)
home.

1. Tim   (GO) to bed early last night because he   (NOT SLEEP) well the night
before.

2. After putting the letters into the mailbox Mary   (REALIZE) that she   (NOT
PUT) a stamp on them.

3. When I   (ARRIVE) Jack   (ALREADY GO) home.

4. After dinner I   (SERVE) the dessert that I   (PREPARE) the afternoon before.

5. When I   (LEAVE) they   (STILL NOT FIND) my luggage.

6. I   (NOT KNOW) that Jonathon   (LIVE) in Austin before he moved here.

7. After Jerry   (DO) his homework, he   (GO) out to play with his friends.

8. I was surprised to find out that he   (BE) in Italy a week before his mother   (COME).

Write down the correct form of the verb given in the bracket to make a sentence into the Past Perfect Tense.

1. She _________ a novel on humanity. (write)

2. He ________ his homework yesterday. (do)
3. They _________ a bad man very badly on the road. (beat)
4. You ____ already _______the rules of our organization. (read)
5. She had ______ a beautiful dress at the party. (wear)
6. John __________ to the wedding ceremony. (come)
7. ____the snake _______ on his leg? (bite)
8. He __________ any cash amount to the dealer. (not/pay)
9. They ____ already ______ a knife to the boy to cut fruits. (give)
10. We _________ any game from yesterday. (not/play)
11. The car _________ far away in the tornado. (blow)
12. She _________ her pup[py on the road. (not/leave)
13. The cloth ________ high on the sky. (fly)
14. ______ you _______ about that company before? (hear)
15. I ________ that file on your table yesterday. (keep)