Name_______________________________ No ________ Form_________ Class______

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PAST PERFECT
A. Circle the correct answer: Past Perfect or Past Simple.
1. When I arrived / had arrived at the shop at 6:55, it
closed already / had already closed.
2. I looked / had looked everywhere for my mobile phone, before
I started / had started to panic.
3. I saw / had seen a science fiction film which I didn’t see /
hadn’t seen before.
4. Tania lived / had lived in China before she went / had gone to
England.
5. My parents were / had been late for the plane because they
forgot / had forgotten their passports.

B. Complete the following gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the
Past Perfect.

1. I don’t have money to buy that notebook. I wish I

(not / spend) so much money on my last holiday.
2. What time ______ (Anne / phone) from the office before you got
her message?
3. David _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not / send) emails before, so the
teacher showed him how to do it.
4. When we arrived in Paris, the airline company _______ (lose)
our luggage.
5. Last night Garret couldn’t get in because he ___________ (forget)
his keys at the bar.
6. The shop assistant brought the tablet that I ____________________________
(not /ask) for.
7. How many times _______(Tom / ring) the bell before they
answered the door?
8. Even though James _______ (meet) my wife several times, I
(not / meet) his yet.