Past Perfect

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets
(past perfect simple or continuous).
The correction is at the end of the page.

1. When their mother arrived home, the children

__________________ (finish) their homework.

2. The meeting ____________ (start) when I arrived at the office.

3. Julie didn't watch the film because she _____________ (see) it

before.

4. The mechanic ______________(repair) her car when Mary

arrived at the garage.

5. Caroline was tired when she left the office because she
________________(work) all day.

6. David was playing tennis. When his father arrived, he

__________________(play) for 2 hours.

7. When the dessert arrived, Anne wasn't hungry; she

_______________(eat) too much.

8. It was my first flight. I ________________ (never fly) before.

9. The dentist was angry because John _______________ (forget)

the time of his appointment.

10. On the day of his exam, Joe was ready. He ________________

(revise) for weeks.