What happened first?
By the time we arrived in Paris, I had been awake for 22 hours. Which event happened first?
A) We arrived in Paris.
B) I was awake.
B) I was awake.
A: Did you know many of your co-workers when you went on the company trip?
B: No, at the time I ________ working there for only about a month.
A) was
B) had been
C) hadn't been
B) had been
Carly plays cello in an orchestra. Read her diary notes. Answer the question about Carly's day.
It was 9:45. Had she started rehearsing at the concert hall yet?
8:30 took yoga class
10:00 started rehearsing at the concert hall
No, she hadn't.
David had already seen the movie once before, so he was bored when we watched it together. Which event happened first?
A) David watched the movie.
B) We watched the movie together.
A) David watched the movie.
When I left China and first arrived in the U.S., I felt nervous because I ________ to a foreign country before.
A) haven't been
B) hadn't been
C) had been
B) hadn't been
Carly plays cello in an orchestra. Read her diary notes. Finish the sentence about Carly's day using the past perfect.
By 12:45...
10:00 started rehearsing at the concert hall
12:30 finished rehearsing / ate lunch
By 12:45 she had finished rehearsing.
OR
By 12:45 she had (already) started eating lunch.
Eddie ___________ (do) a lot of research before he finally decided to major in electrical engineering. Which event happened first?
A) Eddie did research.
B) Eddie chose electrical engineering.
A) Eddie did research.
By the time it started raining, I _______ (arrive) home.
had arrived
Carly plays cello in an orchestra. Read her diary notes. Finish the sentence about Carly's day using the past perfect progressive.
By 4:30..........for 30 minutes.
4:00 performed at the high school
4:45 finished cello performance at the high school
By 4:30, Carly had been performing at the high school for 30 minutes.
Sarah ______(join) the surfing club this semester because her friends _______ (encourage) her to join. Which event happened first?
A) Sarah joined the surfing club.
B) Her friends encouraged her to join.
B) Her friends encouraged her to join.
Even though we _______ (talk) for four hours straight, we didn't feel tired.
had been talking
Carly plays cello in an orchestra. Read her diary notes. Complete the question about Carly's day using the past perfect.
It was 6:30. ... yet? (No, she hadn't.)
6:00 shopped for dress for Saturday's concert
7:00 found a dress and went home
Had she found her dress yet?
OR
Had she bought her dress yet?
When we ________ (take) a break, we ________ (study) for five hours.
Complete the sentence using the simple past, past perfect, or past perfect progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
Then say which event happened first.
When we took a break, we had been studying for five hours.
We had been studying first.
By the time I graduated college, I _______ (already, receive) a job offer.
Carly plays cello in an orchestra. Read her diary notes. Write about Carly's day.
Write a sentence using the past perfect and a sentence using the past perfect progressive.
7:30 did relaxation exercises
8:00 finished exercising / took a shower
8:30 ordered takeout from favorite Indian restaurant
11:00 fell asleep / forgot to eat
Sample sentences:
past perfect: By 8:15 Carly had finished exercising.
past perfect progressive: By 7:45 Carly had been exercising for 15 minutes.