PAST PERFECT (1)

Aux. verb "HAD"
+ past participle
____________
Past Perfect Tense

Examples:

You had studied English before you moved to New York.
Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets (past perfect simple or continuous). The correction is at the end of the page.

1. When their mother arrived home, the children __________________ (finish) their homework.

2. The meeting ____________ (start) when I arrived at the office.

3. Julie didn't watch the film because she _____________ (see) it before.

4. The mechanic ______________(repair) her car when Mary arrived at the garage.

5. Caroline was tired when she left the office because she ________________(be) working all day.

6. David was playing tennis. When his father arrived, he __________________(be) playing for 2 hours.

7. When the dessert arrived, Anne wasn't hungry; she _______________(eat) too much.

8. It was my first flight. I ________________ (never fly) before.

9. The dentist was angry because John _______________ (forget) the time of his appointment.

10. On the day of his exam, Joe was ready. He ________________ (be) revising for weeks.