Exercise on Past Perfect Simple

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Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we(build) ____________________________________.
2. He(not / be) ________________________________ to Cape Town before 1997.
3. When she went out to play, she(do / already) _____________________________ her homework.
4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum (make) ________________________________.
5. The doctor took off the plaster that he (put on) __________________________ six weeks before.
6. The waiter brought a drink that I (not / order) ________________________________ .
7. I could not remember the poem we (learn) ______________________________ the week before.
8. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) _____________________________ from the tree.
9. (he / phone) ________________________________ Angie before he went to see her in London?
10. She(not / ride) ________________________________ yet

Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the past perfect tense. In the case of questions

1. They _____________________________ (eat) before he arrived.

2. _____________________________ (you finish) the report before he asked for it?
3. Jennifer _____________________________ (buy) the house before the market crashed.
4. What_____________________________ (she do) that upset him so much?
5. Our boss _____________________________ (not make) the decision yet when management changed their mind.
6. The students _____________________________ (write) the report, but the teacher made them do it again.
7. Mark _____________________________ (want) to go to New York, but his wife changed his mind.
8. _____________________________ (they invest) in that stock before the market improved?
9. Alex _____________________________ (not do) the gardening before it started raining.
10. Their decision _____________________________ (make - passive voice) before conditions changed.
11. We _____________________________ (eat already) so we weren't hungry.
12. _____________________________ (Tom choose) the color for his room before he was asked to paint it black?
13. Sarah _____________________________ (drive) three hundred miles by the time she arrived in Tacoma.
14. Few people _____________________________ (understand) the news when the consequences began to appear.
15. The reporter _____________________________ (not tell) the cameraman to get ready when the president walked into the room.
16. Bob _____________________________ (purchase) the first generation iPad two weeks before the second generation was
introduced.
17. I _____________________________ (print) the report before he gave me the updates.
18. _____________________________ (Henry come) home before the called the police?
19. She _____________________________ (not complete) the article when the news changed everything.
20. The coach _____________________________ (reserve) rooms for everybody so there weren't any problems.

Choose the correct time or quantity expression used with the present or past perfect tense.
1. How (much / long) had you known Peter before he proposed?
2. They have (yet / already) eaten by the time he arrived.
3. How (much / often ) wine had they drunk before they were young
4. She had made the decision long (after / before) he asked her to marry him.
5. Have you (ever /yet ) visited Colombia
6. Have they (yet / already) heard the news or were they surprised?