A. Complete using the correct past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1. By the time I arrived, everyone had left!
2. Steve had already seen the film, so he didn’t come with us to the cinema.
3. Tina had not finish doing the housework by seven o’clock, so she called Andrea to tell her she would be late.
4. Had you just spoke to Billy when I rang?
5. The car broke down just after we had set off.
6. I didn’t eat anything at the party because I had already eaten at home.
7. Have you heard about the accident before you saw it on TV?
B. Choose the sentence (A or B) which means the same as the first sentence.
1. We’d had dinner when Wendy arrived.
B. We had dinner and then Wendy arrived.
2. I read the book after I’d seen the film.
B. I read the book and then I saw the film.
3. By the time Dad came home, I’d gone to bed.
B. I went to bed after Dad came home.
4. She didn’t go to bed until her mum had come home.
B. Her mum came home and then she went to bed.
5. Mr. Banks hadn’t arrived at the office by the time I got there.
A. I arrived before Mr. Banks.
6. They’d bought the plane tickets before they heard about the cheaper flight.
A. They bought the plane tickets and later they heard about the cheaper flight.
7. The girls had tidied the house when the visitors arrived.
B. The girls tidied the house and then the visitors arrived.
C. Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.
1. We just heard the news when you rang.
2. I already thought of that before you suggest it.
3. When I turned on the TV the programme already started.
4. She’s hungry because she hasn’t ate anything all day.
5. By the time I left school I decided to become a musician.
D. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the past perfect continuous.
1. She was tired because of running.
2. They were hot because of dancing.
3. The garden was flooded because it was raining all night.
4. Did they crash because of driving too fast?
5. When I arrived, they were waiting for over half an hour.
6. When I got there, they weren’t waiting long
E. Choose the correct answer.
1. I’d only been doing the washing-up for a few minutes when Clare came home, so she offered to finish it.
2. Had you already given James his birthday present when we gave him ours?
3. Gail hadn’t told me that she would help me, so I wasn’t angry when she didn’t.
4. Mum had been drinking her cup of tea for several minutes before she realised it had salt in it!
5. We’d been getting ready all day when they called to say the party had been cancelled.
6. It was a fantastic experience because I’d never flown in a plane before.
F. If a line is correct, put a tick (✓). If there is an extra word in a line, write the word.
Dear Diary,
1. Had
2. ✓
3. doing
4. had
5. ✓
6. had
7. ✓
8. ✓
9. about
10. been
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