Exercises – Past Perfect Simple

PART A.

Fill in the correct form of the past perfect simple or past simple as in the
examples.

1. After Loren had turned on the alarm, she locked the door. (turn on)
2. By the time Simone arrived, the police had already left. (arrive)
3. Had you known about the contract they signed? (know)

1. After the company had hired Joe, he began to work on his first project.
(hire)
2. Have you heard the news before you saw it on TV? (hear)
3. Michael didn’t want to see the movie because he hasn’t read the book
yet. (not read)
4. The concert have already began when we entered the stadium. (begin/
enter)
5. Until Anne met Mark, she will never been in love. (meet, be)
6. Bill had smoked for years before he finally quit. (smoke/ quit)
7. Had Sara ever drove to London by herself before then? (drive)
8. How many fish have the boys catch by the time it started raining?
(catch)
9. You have forbidden them to go to the beach, hadn’t you? (forbid)
10. The girls have excercises in weeks? That’s why they hurt so much
afterwards. (exercise / hurt)

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

1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) built.

2. He (not / be) hasn’t been to Cape Town before 1997.
3. When she went out to play, she (do / already)had already done her
homework.
4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make)made.
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) had put on six weeks
before.
6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) hasn’t ordered.
7. I could not remember the poem we (learn) had learned the week
before.
8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) had fall from the tree.
9. (he / phone) had he phoned Angie before he went to see her in
London?
10. She (not / ride) hasn’t ride a horse before that day.
PART C
Make the positive or negative past perfect simple
1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film had already started (start).
2) She has lived (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3) After they had ate(eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4) If you will have listened (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5) Julie didn't arrive until after I had already leave (leave).
6) When we have finished (finish) dinner, we went out.
7) The garden was dead because it been (be) dry all summer.
8) He have met (meet) her somewhere before.
9) We were late for the plane because we forgot(forget) our passports.
10) She told me she has studied (study) a lot before the exam.
11) The grass was yellow because it hasn’t rain(not/rain) all summer.
12) The lights went off because we hadn’t pay (not/pay) the electricity
bill.
13) The children hadn’t done (not/do) their homework, so they were
in trouble.
14) They hadn’t ate(not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15) We couldn't go into the concert because we hadn’t
bringing(not/bring) our tickets.
16) She said that she hasn’t visit(not/visit) the UK before.
17) Julie and Anne hadn’t met (not/meet) before the party.
18) I hadn’t having(not/have) breakfast when he arrived.
19) He hasn’t used (not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use
it.
20) You hadn’t studied (not/study) for the test, so you were very
nervous.