Podcast 2

Podcast: Past Perfect Tense

Task: Past Perfect Tense

Make the positive or negative past perfect simple.

1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film____(start).

2) She_____(live) in China before she went to Thailand.

3) After they_____(eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.

4) If you_____(listen) to me, you would have got the job.

5) Julie didn't arrive until after I_____(leave).

6) When we______(finish) dinner, we went out.

7) The garden was dead because it______(be) dry all summer.

8) He_____(meet) her somewhere before.

9) We were late for the plane because we_____(forget) our passports.

10) She told me she_____(study) a lot before the exam.

11) The grass was yellow because it_____(not/rain) all summer.

12) The lights went off because we______(not/pay) the electricity bill.

13) The children_____(not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.

14) They_____(not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.

15) We couldn't go into the concert because we_____(not/bring) our tickets.

16) She said that she_____(not/visit) the UK before.

17) Julie and Anne_____(not/meet) before the party.

18) I_____(not/have) breakfast when he arrived.

19) He_____(not/use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.

20) You_____(not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.

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