Past Perfect Simple Tense
You are talking about a place that you’ve visited
I ___ ____ there before
I had been there before
We ____ to Spain for our holidays
Went
I ___ a jacket that I like in the window
I see a jacket that I like in the window
He ___ ___ various books
has read
How many planets are in the solar system?
Eight
You tell your friend about an old book
I ___ ____ it before.
I had read it before.
We ____ in the ocean while we were on holiday
He _____ to the office every day
He goes to the office everyday
I ___ ____ here for twenty minutes
have been
Which is the fastest animal in the world?
Cheetah
He earned a lot of money
Bill Gates ___ ____ millions of dollars before he was 30
Bill Gates had made millions of dollars before he was 30
Your friend is not in his house when you visit him. . .
He ___ ___ there.
was not
The students ____ a new lesson every day
The students learn a new lesson every day
He ___ ____ at his new job since the beginning of the year.
He has worked
What country has won the most World Cups (Copa Mundial)?
Brazil
You left to go shopping very late in the afternoon. . . .
By the time we went shopping, the shops ___ ____
By the time Sue went shopping, the shops had closed
When I was younger I ____ football for my school. I ___ the best player.
When I was younger, I played football
My father _____ on the treadmill in the mornings
My father runs on the treadmill in the mornings
We ___ ____ painted the walls.
We have just painted the walls
What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world?
Mexico City
Your parents owned a very old dog, many years ago. . .
My family ____ ___ that dog for years
My family had had that dog for years
She ____ the bottle down after she ____ the entire bottle.
set, drank
The woman ______ from other people when they are not expecting it
steals
They ___ ____ to many different countries
They have been
Where is the oldest restaurant in the world?
Madrid, Spain