Past perfect is used :

to describe an action that was completed by a specific time in the past.

Example: By 2001, she had studied in two schools.
to emphasize that one past action was completed before another one happened Example:
Helen had worked for BBC before he married .

1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE PAST PERFECT TENSE:

a) By 4 o’clock in the afternoon, my girlfriend ……………. (receive) my e-mail.

b) After he …………. (come) to the airport, the plane was cancelled.

c) Kathy showed me her photos where she ……….. (spend) her holidays.

d) I tried to get tickets for the concert but they …………. (sell)them out.

e) The woman ………… (leave) her flat before I rang the bell.

f) Sheila ………… (study) Italian for a few years before she moved to Rome.

g) When Theresa arrived home, her family ………… (have) dinner.

h) By the time you reached the bus station, the last bus ………… (leave)

i)The woman felt angry because her husband ………….. (not phone) her.

j) After she ……….(be) in Canada for a month, she started to make friends.

k) My friend took a taxi after he ……….... (collect) his luggage.

l) Laura wanted to go to India because she ………… (not be) there before.

m) I was late for work because my father …………………(call) me from Germany.

n) Barbara ………….. (not see) a famous actor until she met Brat Pitt.

o) ……………… (the concert/finish)by the time you got there?

p) Before I took my first driving test I ………….. (not have) a lot of lessons.
1.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE PAST PERFECT TENSE:
a) By 4 o’clock in the afternoon, my girlfriend had received my e-mail.
b) After he had come to the airport, the plane was cancelled.
c) Kathy showed me her photos where she had spent her holidays.
d) I tried to get tickets for the concert but they had sold them out.
e) The woman had left her flat before I rang the bell.
f) Sheila had studied Italian for a few years before she moved to Rome.
g) When Theresa arrived home, her family had had dinner.
h) By the time you reached the bus station, the last bus had left
i)The woman felt angry because her husband hadn’t phoned her.
j) After she had been in Canada for a month, she started to make friends.
k) My friend took a taxi after he had collected his luggage.
l) Laura wanted to go to India because she hadn’t been there before.
m) I was late for work because my father had called me from Germany.
n) Barbara hadn’t seen a famous actor until she met Brat Pitt.
o) Had the concert finished by the time you got there?
p) Before I took my first driving test I haven’t had a lot of lessons.