+ 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.
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) Angie before he went to see her in London?
Had he phoned Angie 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.
200
They (not/eat) when we met, so we went to a restaurant.
They had not eaten when we met, so we went to a restaurant.
They hadn't eaten when we met, 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.
300
The children (not/do) their homework before the class started, so they were in trouble.
The children had not done their homeworkbefore the class started, so they were in trouble.
The children hadn't done their homeworkbefore the class started, 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
We didn't recognise him because he (get) taller
We didn't recognise him because he had gotten taller
400
Tom suddenly realized that he (not to buy) any bread when he came back home.
Tom suddenly realized that had not bought any bread when he came back home.
or
Tom suddenly realised that he hadn't bought any bread when he came back home.
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
I couldn't get into my apartment because I (lost)....
I couldn't get into my apartment because I had lost my keys.
500
When I got to the Halloween party, I realised that I (not / put) the right costume at home.
When I got to the Halloween party, I realised that I had not worn the right costume at home.
... I realised that I hadn't worn the right costume at home.
500
You didn't go to the right room yesterday. (anyone / show / you) where the event was taking place?
You didn't go to the right room yesterday. Had anyone shown you where the even 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
c) he had never studied it.