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Write the verbs in Past Perfect Simple. Use the negative form.

In the shopping centre, I met a friend who I (see / not) _hadn’t seen_ for ages.
The thief could walk right into the house because you (lock / not) _hadn’t locked_ the door.
We lost the match because we (practise / not) _hadn´t practised_ the days before.
At school, Jim quickly copied the homework that he (do / not) _hadn’t done_.
We ate at a restaurant last night because I (buy / not) _hadn’t bought_ anything for dinner.
When we came back, it was cold in the house because Alice (close / not) _hadn’t closed_ the
windows.
All day long, Phil was angry with me just because I (greet / not) _hadn’t greeted_ him first.
When I met Jane at eleven o’clock, she (have / not) _hadn’t had_ breakfast yet.
I couldn’t go to the cinema with my friends last night because I (finish / not) _hadn’t finished_ my
homework yet.
Fred answered my question although I (ask / not) _hadn’t asked_ him.

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

The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build) _had built_.


He (not / be) _hadn’t been_ to Cape Town before 1997.
When she went out to play, she (do / already) _had already done_ her homework.
My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) _had made_.
The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) _had put on_ six weeks before.
The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) _hadn’t ordered_.
I could not remember the poem we (learn) _had learnt_ the week before.
The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) _had fallen_ from the tree.
(he / call) _Had he ever called_ Angie before he went to see her in London?
She (not / ride) _hadn’t ridden_ a horse before that day.

Complete the questions in Past Perfect Simple.

(what / Bob / do) _What had Bob ever done_ that he was kept in after school?
(you / eat) _Had you ever eaten_ anything before you went to the theatre?
(he / live) _Had he ever lived_ in London before he moved to Glasgow?
(she / find) _Had she ever found_ a new job by that time?
(they / book) _Had they ever booked_ a room before they went to Dublin?
(how often / you / ring) _How often had you ever rung_ the bell before he answered the door?
(why / they / have) _Why had they ever had_ dinner before they came to the party?
(Carly / wash) _Had Carly ever washed_ the dishes when her mum came home?
(you / read) _Had you ever read_ the contract before you signed it?
(who / live) _Who had ever lived_in the house before we moved in?
Write the verbs in Past Perfect Simple. Use the affirmative form

The pupils talked about the film they (watch) _had watched_.


I was late for work because I (miss) _had missed_ the bus.
We lived in the house that my father (build) _had built_.
We admired the picture that Lucy (paint) _had painted_.
They watered the trees that they (plant) _had planted_.
The teacher corrected the tests that the pupils (write) _had written_.
I received a good mark in my exam because I (practise) _had practised_.
The mail order house did not send me the shirt that I (order) _had ordered_.
I had to clean the floor because my cats (knock) _had knocked_ over the flower pots.
My friend was in hospital because she (slip) _had slipped_   on a banana skin.

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