exercises

Past Perfect Tense Quiz

Choose the right answer...

1. I was sure that I ___________ her before.

 had saw
 seen
 had seen

2. I needed to know what ______________ to my dog.

 has happened
 had happened
 happened

3. The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.

 had start
 had started
 has started

4. Julia left the restaurant after she _________ eating.

 had finished
 has finished
 finished

5. I went to bed after I ___________ off the television.

 switched
 has switched
 had switched

II exercises 2

Write the past participle (3rd form) of the following irregular verbs.

1. speak -
2. catch -
3. eat -
4. understand -
5. begin -

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (positive).

1. I lost the key that he (give) to me.
2. She told me that she (see) a ghost.
3. I went downstairs because I (hear) a noise.
4. When they came home, Sue (cook) dinner already.
5. We could not send you a postcard because we (forget) our address book.

Complete the sentences in Past Perfect Simple (negative).

1. The waiter served something that we (not / order) .
2. He went to Alaska where he (not / be) before.
3. She put on the red dress, which she (not / wear) for ages.
4. He (not / play) tennis before that day.
5. His mother was angry because he (not / help) her with the shopping.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

1. (you / finish) your homework before you went to the cinema?
2. (why / you / clean) the bathroom before you bathed the dog?
3. (you / have) breakfast before you came here?
4. (she / find) a place to stay when she went to Boston?
5. (where / she / live) before she moved to Chicago? 

III.- exercise 3

1. We ________ finished eating dinner.

 had not
 not had
 'd had not

2. Had they _____ to her before?

 spoke
 spoken
 spoked

3. You _____ not left yet.

 would
 'd
 would had

4. I had never _____ her before.

 see
 saw
 seen

5. We arrived at 8:05, but the train _____ already left.

 has
 have
 had

6. Sarah thought she ________ to that zoo before.

 has been
 had be
 had been

7. Nobody explained why the project had ________ on time.

 n't been completed
 not completed
 n't complete

8. He _____ us the item had been shipped.

 told
 say
 asked

9. Dad explained ________ his job due to stress.

 why he quitted
 that he had quit
 that he'd quite

10. Where _____ the security guard gone?

 had
 have
 did

IV.- exercise 4

• 1. I can't believe she ___ my sandwich!
  
  ate
  had eaten
  
• 2. I couldn't believe she ___ my sandwich!
  
  had eaten
  ate
  
• 3. He ___ his homework so he was allowed to eat with us.
  
  did 
  had done
  
• 4. I ___ of going to Italy before she suggested it.
  
  didn't think 
  hadn't thought
  
• 5. What ___ today?
  
  had you done 
  did you do
  
• 6. We ___ all our water before we realised there wasn't any left.
  
  had drunk
  drank
  
• 7. We ___ the test when she told us there wasn't any time left!
  
  didn't even start
  hadn't even started
  
• 8. My dog ripped my dress! I was so upset, I ___ it!
  
  just bought
  had just bought
  
• 9. My Dad ___ to the supermarket this morning to buy some milk.
  
  went
  had gone
  
• 10. I ___ for my exam all morning so I was really upset when I didn't do well.
  
  revised
  hadn't revised

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Past Perfect Key Words

Words that are common with present perfect can also be used in the past. These include ALREADY, YET, STILL, SINCE, and FOR. Here are some examples with these keywords:

• My teacher asked me for my project, but I had not finished it yet.
• He introduced me to his father, and I realized had already met him.
• I ate a lot of food last night for dinner, because I hadn’t eaten anything since breakfast.
• I had not seen my sister for 3 months.
• The words already and yet are common words in English that generally refer to an event that has or has not happened before another event in the past or present:
  She hasn't finished her assignment yet. -> The event has not been completed up to the present moment in time.
  Jennifer had already eaten by the time he arrived. -> The event occurred before another event took place.

  Already and Yet - Present Perfect

  Both already and yet refer to activities that have or haven't occurred before the present moment in time. In bother cases, the adverb recently could be substituted with the same meaning:
  I have already finished my lunch.= I've recently finished my lunch.
  Have you seen Tom yet? = Have you seen Tom recently?
  They haven't visited Rome yet. = They haven't visited Rome recently.

  Already - Referring To a Past Event

  Already is used to indicate that something that happened before the moment of speaking. However, it refers to something that affects the present moment in time. Let's take a look at a few examples:
  I have already finished the report.
  This sentence could be used to express the idea that I finished the report and it is ready to read now.
  She has already seen that film.
  This sentence might express that the woman saw the film in the past, so she has no desire in the present moment to see the film.
  They have already eaten.
  This sentence would probably be used to state that they are no longer hungry.
  The key to using already is to remember that an action that has happened in the past - often in the recent past - affects the present moment or a decision about the present moment in time. Therefore, already and yet are used with the present perfect tense.

  Already - Sentence Placement

  Already is placed between the auxiliary verb have and the participle form of the verb. It is used in the positive form and should not be used in the negative:
  Subject + have / has + already + past participle + objects
  I have already seen that film.
  Mary has already been to Seattle.
  NOT!!
  I have seen already that film.
  Already is generally not used in the question form. However, when expressing surprise in a rhetorical question it is sometimes used in informal conversations and added to the end of the sentence:
  Have you eaten already?!
  Have you finished already?!

  Yet - Asking Questions

  Yet is used to check whether something has occurred up to the present moment:
  Have you seen that film yet?
  Has Tim done his homework yet?
  Yet is generally used to ask about something closer to the present moment. Yet is often used when someone expects something to have occurred before the moment of speaking:
  Have you finished that report yet? - In this case, a colleague expects the report to be finished soon.

  Yet - Question Placement

  Yet is always placed at the end of a question. Notice that yet is not used with question words as questions with yet are yes/no questions:
  Have + subject + past participle + objects + yet + ?
  Have you finished that report yet?
  Has she bought a new car yet?

  Yet - Negative Form

  Yet is also used in the negative to express that something that is expected has not yet happened. In this case, yet is placed at the end of the sentence.
  Subject + have not / has not + past participle + objects + yet
  She hasn't finished the report yet.
  Doug and Tom haven't telephoned yet.

  Already - With the Past Perfect

  Already can also be used with the past perfect to express that something had happened before something else:
  She had already eaten when he arrived.
  Jackson had already done his homework when he was asked for help.

  Already - With the Future Perfect

  Already is also used with the future perfect to express that something will have been completed before something else occurs:
  She will have already finished the paperwork before the meeting.
  Frank will have already prepared the report by the time the boss asks for it.

  Yet - Coordinating Conjunction

  Finally, yet can also be used as a coordinating conjunction with the same meaning as but to connect two simple sentences into one. Place yet after a comma to introduce a dependent clause:
  They'd like to go to that new restaurant, yet they can't get a reservation.
  He'd already bought tickets to the play, yet he wasn't able to attend the performance.

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USE OF ENGLISH TEST SECOND PARTIAL

PAIRS

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ODDS

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LISTENING

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READING
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The past perfect continuous (also called past perfect progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an action started in the past and continued up to another point in the past. Read on for detailed descriptions, examples, and present perfect continuous exercises.

Past Perfect Continuous Forms

The past perfect continuous is formed using had + been + present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and had. Negatives are made with not

• Statement: You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.
• Question: Had you been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived?
• Negative: You had not been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

Complete List of Past Perfect Continuous Forms

Past Perfect Continuous Uses

USE 1 Duration Before Something in the Past

We use the past perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. "For five minutes" and "for two weeks" are both durations which can be used with the past perfect continuous. Notice that this is related to the present perfect continuous; however, the duration does not continue until now, it stops before something else in the past.

Examples:

• They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived.
• She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business.
• How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?
• Mike wanted to sit down because he had been standing all day at work.
• James had been teaching at the university for more than a year before he left for Asia.
• A: How long had you been studying Turkish before you moved to Ankara?
  B: I had not been studying Turkish very long.

USE 2 Cause of Something in the Past

Using the past perfect continuous before another action in the past is a good way to show cause and effect.

Examples:

• Jason was tired because he had been jogging.
• Sam gained weight because he had been overeating.
• Betty failed the final test because she had not been attending class.

EXECISES

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).

1. We (sleep)  for 12 hours when he woke us up.
2. They (wait)  at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
3. We (look for)  her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk)  for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
5. How long (learn / she)  English before she went to London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing)  in the rain too long.
7. He (drive)  less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help)  on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work)  all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
10. They (cycle)  all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

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I.- Past or Past Perfect Tense – Simple: Fill in the correct form. 

1. Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.
 2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ___________________ (already, start).
3. Before we reached the station we saw that we ___________________ (lose) our way.
4. All the tickets ___________________ (be) sold before the concert began.
5. They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game.
6. I asked Mr Green how many books he ___________________ (read)
7. Mum asked me why I ___________________ (not tidy) up my room.
8. Bob was sorry that he ___________________ (told) me the story.
9. Alan watched TV after he ___________________ (have) lunch.
10. The sun ___________________ (shine) yesterday after it ___________________ (be) cold for many weeks.
11. Uncle David ___________________ (go) to the doctor after he ___________________ (be) ill for a month.
12. Before the police ___________________ (catch) the thief, he ___________________ (steal) two more watches.
13. Mum once ___________________ (paint) a picture although she ___________________ (never, learn) it.
14. I ___________________ (not tell) my teacher that my mum ___________________ (help) me with my homework.
15. I ___________________ (be) very angry when I ___________________ (see) that my brother ___________________ (eat) my apple.
16. The bike ___________________ (be) much more expensive than he ___________________ (think) at first.
 17. Dad ___________________ (drive) me home after I ___________________ (fall) into the water. 18. Marion ___________________ (ask) me what ___________________ (happen) to me last week. 19. We ___________________ (eat) two Big Macs before we ___________________ (go) home.
20. Paul ___________________ (not say) that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.
21. The days ___________________ (become) colder after it ___________________ (snow).
22. Martin ___________________ (tell) me that he ___________________ (be) in London.
23. I ___________________ (feel) great after I ___________________ (pass) the exam.
24. It ___________________ (be) Freddy who ___________________ (clean) the room.
 25. When I ___________________ (get) off the bike I ___________________ (see) that one of those tires ___________________ (lose) air.
26. I ___________________ (be) sorry that I ___________________ (not be) nicer to him.
27. Nobody ___________________ (come) to the meeting because Angela ___________________ (forget) to tell them about it.
28. I know that I ___________________ (see) her somewhere before.
29. Because she ___________________ (not check) the oil for so long, the car ___________________ (break) down.
30. She couldn't find the book that I ___________________ (lend) her.
31. They never ___________________ (never find) where he ___________________ (hide) the money.
 32. It was a firm that I ___________________ (never hear) of.
33. When she ___________________ (come ) in we all knew where she ___________________ (be)
34. The lesson ___________________ (already start) when I ___________________ (arrive).
 35. When I ___________________ (get) to the park I found out that I ___________________ (lose) my keys.
36. She told me that she ___________________ (work) in Germany.
37. When he ___________________ (paint) the kitchen he ___________________ (decide) to have a rest.
38. After I ___________________ (finish) the report, I saw that it ___________________ (be) too late.

II.- TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES INTO SPANISH ON YOUR NOTEBOOK.

past perfect

We use the verb had and the past participle for the past perfect:

I had finished the work.
She had gone .

The past perfect continuous is formed with had been and the -ing form of the verb:

I had been finishing the work
She had been going.

The past perfect is used in the same way as the present perfect, but it refers to a time in the past, not the present.

We use the past perfect tense:

• for something that started in the past and continued up to a given time in the past:

When George died he and Anne had been married for nearly fifty years.
She didn’t want to move. She had lived in Liverpool all her life.

We normally use the past perfect continuous for this:

She didn’t want to move. She had been living in Liverpool all her life.
Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours.

• for something we had done several times up to a point in the past and continued to do after that point:

He was a wonderful guitarist. He had been playing ever since he was a teenager.
He had written three books and he was working on another one.
I had been watching the programme every week, but I missed the last episode.

We often use a clause with since to show when something started in the past:

They had been staying with us since the previous week.
I was sorry when the factory closed. I had worked there since I left school.
I had been watching that programme every week since it started, but I missed the last episode.

• when we are reporting our experience and including up to the (then) present:

My eighteenth birthday was the worst day I had ever had.
I was pleased to meet George. I hadn’t met him before, even though I had met his wife several times.

• for something that happened in the past but is important at the time of reporting:

I couldn’t get into the house. I had lost my keys.
Teresa wasn’t at home. She had gone shopping.

We use the past perfect to talk about the past in conditions, hypotheses and wishes:

I would have helped him if he had asked.
It was very dangerous. What if you had got lost?
I wish I hadn’t spent so much money last month.

1: A finished action before a second point in the past.

• When we arrived, the film had started (= first the film started, then we arrived).

We usually use the past perfect to make it clear which action happened first. Maybe we are already talking about something in the past and we want to mention something else that is further back in time. This is often used to explain or give a reason for something in the past.

• I'd eaten dinner so I wasn't hungry.
• It had snowed in the night, so the bus didn't arrive.

If it's clear which action happened first (if we use the words 'before' or 'after', for example), the past perfect is optional.

• The film started before we arrived / the film had started before we arrived.

2: Something that started in the past and continued up to another action or time in the past. The past perfect tells us 'how long', just like the present perfect, but this time the action continues up to a point in the past rather than the present. Usually we use 'for + time'. We can also use the past perfect continuous here, so we most often use the past perfect simple with stative verbs.

• When he graduated, he had been in London for six years. (= He arrived in London six years before he graduated and lived there until he graduated, or even longer.)
• On the 20th of July, I'd worked here for three months.

3: To talk about unreal or imaginary things in the past. In the same way that we use the past simple to talk about unreal or imaginary things in the present, we use the past perfect (one step back in time) to talk about unreal things in the past. This is common in the third conditional and after 'wish'.

• If I had known you were ill, I would have visited you.
• She would have passed the exam if she had studied harder.
• I wish I hadn't gone to bed so late!

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect simple).

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) .
2. He (not / be)  to Cape Town before 1997.
3. When she went out to play, she (do / already)  her homework.
4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) .
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on)  six weeks before.
6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) .
7. I could not remember the poem we (learn)  the week before.
8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall)  from the tree.
9. (he / phone)  Angie before he went to see her in London?
10. She (not / ride)  a horse before that day.

Complete the sentences below with the simple form of past perfect.

Example:	He ____________ (leave) when I arrived.
	He had left when I arrived.

1.	I thought I knew her. I thought I  (see) her before.
2.	He  (drive) only twice in his life before the accident.
3.	Bonny no longer had her car. She  (sell) it.
4.	I saw Annabel last week. She  (change) a lot.
5.	Terry wasn't at home He  (just go) out.
6.	I tried to find Mr Jones but he wasn't around. Then I found out he  (die).
7.	He didn't need to borrow the car because he  (have) his bike repaired.
8.	Jenny  (just get) home when the phone rang.
9.	The new restaurant wasn't open any longer. It  (close) down.
10.	He fed the cat because no-one  (feed) it for days.

Exercises

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences in Past Perfect. Use contracted forms only when there are personal pronouns.

1. She  in Sweden before she went to Norway. (to live)
2. After we  the cornflakes, Henry came in. (to eat)
3. Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he  him. (to phone)
4. After they  their rucksacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to pack)
5. Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father  him so. (to tell)
6. The cat hid under the chair because the children  so loud. (to be)
7. Before the students started to write, the teacher  their mobile phones. (to collect)
8. After Max  his breakfast, he left the flat. (to finish)
9. Laura repaired her glasses because her brother  them. (to break)
10. By the time the show began, all friends . (to arrive)