+ Past Perfect
- Past Perfect
? Past Perfect
Surprise
100
I (study) Japanese before I started this course.
I had studied Japanese before I started this course.
I'd studied....
100
He (not / be) to Cape Town before.
He had not been to Cape Town before.
He hadn't been to Cape Town before.
100
(he / phone) Katie before he went to see her in London?
Had he phoned Katie before he went to see her in London?
100
Which word completes the sentence?
When I got home, the children had already ___ to bed.
a. gone 
b. went
c. going
When I got home, the children had already gone to bed.
200
He (be) to India three times before this trip.
He had been to India three times before this trip.
He'd been....
200
They (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
They had not eaten so we went to a restaurant.
They hadn't eaten so we went to a restaurant.
200
(they / study) English before they went to the USA?
Had they studied English before they went to the USA?
200
When I turned on the television, my favourite program _______.
a.has nearly finished
b.had nearly finished
c.had finished nearly
When I turned on the television, my favourite program had nearly finished.
300
He (meet) her somewhere before.
He had met her somewhere before.
He'd met....
300
The children (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
The children had not done their homework, so they were in trouble.
The children hadn't done their homework, so they were in trouble.
300
(you/have/breakfast) when you started to work?
Had you had breakfast when you started to work?
300
We ___ been out long when it started to rain.
a.weren’t
b.had
c.hadn’t
We hadn't been out long when it started to rain.
400
I couldn't get into my apartment because I (lose)....my keys.
I couldn't get into my apartment because I had lost my keys.
....I'd lost my keys.
400
Tom suddenly realised that he (not to buy) any bread.
Tom suddenly realised that he had not bought any bread.
or
Tom suddenly realised that he hadn't bought any bread.
400
(What/he/do) that made you so upset with him the other day?
What had he done that made you so upset with him the other day?
400
____ breakfast before you came here?
a. Had you have
b. You had had
c. Had you had
Had you had breakfast before you came here?
500
We didn't recognise him because he (have) his hair dyed red.
We didn't recognise him because he had had his hair dyed red.
....he'd had his hair dyed red.
500
When I got to the Halloween party, I realised that I (not / wear) the right costume.
When I got to the Halloween party, I realised that I had not worn the right costume.
... I realised that I hadn't worn the right costume.
500
You didn't go to the right room yesterday. (someone / show / you) where the event was taking place?
You didn't go to the right room yesterday. Had someone shown you where the event was taking place?
500
He couldn't understand Chinese, because....
a) he never had studied it.
b) he had studied it never.
c) he had never studied it.
He couldn't understand Chinese, because he had never studied it.