Past Perfect

Complete the sentences with the past perfect simple of the verbs in parentheses.
Underline with red the event that happened first in each sentence.

1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film _had started__________ (start).

2. She __had lived________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3. After they ___had eaten_______ (eat) the fish, they began to feel sick.
4. If you __had listened________ (listen) to me, you would have gotten the job.
5. Julie didn’t arrive until I _had leaned_________ (leave).
6. When we__had finished________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7. The garden was dead because it _ was________ (be) dry all summer
8. He __had met ________ (meet) her somewhere before.
9. We were late for the plane because we _had forgotten________ (forget) our
passports.
10. She told me she __had studied________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11. The grass was yellow because it _hadn´t rained_________ (not rain) all
summer.
12. They _hadn´t eaten_________ (not eat), so they went to a restaurant.
13. We couldn’t go into the concert because we _hadn´t brought_________ (not
bring) our tickets.
14. She said that she _hadn´t visited_________ (not visit) the USA before.
15. He__hadn´t used________ (not use) e-mail before, so I showed him how to
use it.
16. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we __had built________ (build).
17. He _hadn´t was_________ (not be) to Cape Town before 1997.
18. When she went out to play, she _hadn´t already do_________ (already do)
her homework.
19. My brother ate all of the cake that our mom _had made_________ (make).
20. The doctor took off the plaster that he _hadn´t putten on_________(put on)
six weeks before.
21. The children collected the chestnuts that __had fallen________ (fall) from
the tree.
22. ___had he called_______ (he call) Angie before he went to see her in
London?
23. The waiter brought a drink that I__hadn´t ordered________ (not order).
24. I couldn’t remember the poem we __had learned________ (learn) the week
before.
25. She _hadn´t driven_________ (not drive) a car before that day.