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    Past Perfect Positive and Negative

    Make the past perfect.

    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 before somewhere.
    9. We were late for the plane because we ____________________ (forgot) our passports.
    10. She told me that 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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    Past Perfect Continuous Positive

    Make the past perfect continuous positive.

    1. I (work) all day, so I didn't want to go out.


    2. She (sleep) for ten hours when I woke her.
    3. They (live) in Beijing for three years whenhe
    lost his job.
    4. When we met, you (work) at that company
    for six months.
    5. We (eat) all day, so we felt a bit ill.
    6. He was red in the face because he (run).
    7. It (rain), and the road was covered in water.
    8. I was really tired because I (study).
    9. We (go) out for three years when we got
    married.
    10. It (snow) for three days.

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    Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

    Choose the past perfect, or the past perfect continuous.

    1. When we arrived the film ________________________________ (start).


    2. She ________________________________ (work) in that company for
    twenty years when she was made redundant.
    3. I felt ill because I ________________________________ (drink) six cups of
    coffee.
    4. I ________________________________ (study) all day, so I was tired.
    5. How long ________________________________ (you / live) in London
    when your daughter was born?
    6. When I arrived at the airport I realised I _____________________________
    (forget) my passport.
    7. I ________________________________ (break) my ankle, so I couldn’t go
    skiing last year.
    8. She ________________________________ (study) English for three years
    when she took the exam.
    9. I ________________________________ (run), so I was hot and tired.
    10. I didn’t go to the class because I ________________________________ (not /
    do) my homework.

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