Question

Make the past perfect: Look at the examples.
1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ___HAD STARTED___ (start).
2. She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3. After they ____________________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4. If you ____________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5. Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
6. When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7. The garden was dead because it ____________________ (be) dry all summer.
8. He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.
9. We were late for the plane because we ____________________ (forgot)our passports.
10. She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The grass was yellow because it ___________________ (not / rain) all summer.
12. The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the electricity bill.
13. The children __HAD NOT (hadn’t) DONE__ (not / do) their homework, so they were
in trouble.
14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ___________________ (not / bring) our tickets.
16. She said that she ___________________ (not / visit) the UK before.
17. Julie and Anne ___________________ (not / meet) before the party.
18. I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
19. He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
20. You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very nervous.

Answer 1

Respuestas:

2 Had Lived

3 Had eaten

4 had listened

5 had left

6 had finished

7 had been

8 had met

9 had forgotten

10 had studied

11 hadn't rained

12 hadn't pained

13 hadn't done

14 hadn't eaten

15 hadn't brought

16 hadn't visited

17 hadn't met

18 hadn't had

19 hadn't used

20 hadn't studied.