Verbs
+ Past Perfect
- Past Perfect
? Past Perfect
Surprise
100
go
gone
100
I (study) _______ Japanese before.
I had studied Japanese before.
100
He (not / be) _______ to Cape Town before 1997.
He had not been to Cape Town before 1997.
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
write
written
200
He (be) _______ to India before 1986.
He had been to India before 1986.
200
They (not/eat) _______ so we went to a restaurant.
They had not 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
eat
eaten
300
He (meet) _______ her somewhere before.
He had met her somewhere before.
300
The children (not/do) _______ their homework, so they were in trouble.
The children had not 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. haven't c. hadn’t
We hadn't been out long when it started to rain.
400
drink
drank
400
We were late for the plane because we (forget) _______ our passports.
We were late for the plane because we had forgotten our passports.
400
My phone didn't work because I (charge) _______ it.
My phone didn't work because I hadn't charged it.
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
find
found
500
Ethan suddenly realized that he (leave) _______ his laptop on the train.
Ethan suddenly realized that he had left his laptop on the train.
500
She (not / ride) _______ a horse before that day.
She had not ridden a horse before that day.
500
Why didn't you want to watch the film? (you / see) _______________ it before?
Why didn't you want to watch the film? Had you seen it before?
500
He went to Alaska where he __ before.
a. hadn't never been b. had never been c. has never been
He went to Alaska where he had never been before.