PAST PERFECT

(PASSIVE FORMS)
I. Fill in the gaps with active and passive forms of past perfect.
1. Somebody …………………………………. (steal) my passport before I got on
the plane.
My passport …………………………………. (steal) before I got on the plane.
2. By the time the police arrived, the crowd ………………………………….
(break) the shop window.
By the time the police arrived, the shop window ………………………………….
(break).
3. The guests left only after they …………………………………. (eat) all food.
The guests left only after all food …………………………………. (eat).
4. The electric light bulb …………………………………. (invent) before the
invention of personal computers.
5. Thomas Edison …………………………………. (invent) the electric light bulb
before the invention of personal computers.
6. ACTIVE: The housekeeper …………………………………. (cook) the dinner
before she left.
PASSIVE: _______________________________________________________
7. PASSIVE: The car …………………………………. (repair) by the mechanic
by the time we arrived.
ACTIVE: _______________________________________________________
8. ACTIVE: Somebody …………………………………. (find) the missing child
before the police arrived.
PASSIVE: _______________________________________________________
9. PASSIVE: This house …………………………………. (build) by a German
architect before World War II.
ACTIVE: _______________________________________________________
10. ACTIVE: Columbus …………………………………. (discover) America
before The Civil War.
PASSIVE: _______________________________________________________
II. Rewrite the sentences using Past Perfect Passive.
1. Andrew had written the story.
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2. I had stopped the ball.
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3. We had updated our computer.
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4. They had washed the dishes.
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5. The dog had dug the hole in the ground.
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6. The rain had caused the flood.
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7. Emily had caught the last bus.
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8. Sally had sewed the dress.
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9. I had sent the parcel.
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10. The children had decorated the tree.
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11. Dr. Richard had saved Silvia's life.
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12. The Americans had discovered another planet.
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13. Hospital staff hadn't accepted the injured man.
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14. Jerry had received the check just in time.
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15. Jim had received an anonymous gift.
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16. Who had designed the plan of that villa?
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17. Firefighters had put out the fire successfully.
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18. They had sent an e-mail. (Past Perfect Active)
An e-mail ____________________________________________ (Past Perfect Passive)
19. He had examined her leg. (Past Perfect Active)
Her ____________________________________________ (Past Perfect Passive)
20. They had filmed all the scenes. (Past Perfect Active)
All ____________________________________________ (Past Perfect Passive)
21. They had taken the dog to school. (Past Perfect Active)
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22. They had looked after the cat. (Past Perfect Active)
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