1) Put the verbs into the past perfect
- She ____________ her room when her mother came in. (clean)
- Helen went to bed after she _____________ her favourite TV programme. (watch)
- Before they arrived at the airport, they ___________ the tickets. (buy)
- John ________ when I arrived home. (leave)
2) Put the verbs into the negative form of the past perfect
- The grass was yellow because it _____________ all summer. (not, rain)
- The lights went off because we ____________ the electricity bill. (not, pay)
- They _____________ so we went to a restaurant. (not, eat)
- She said that she ______________ the UK before. (not, visit)
3) Complete the questions using the past perfect
- ____________ the film already? (she, see)
- __________ the book before the class? (I, read)
- __________ the bill before we left? (I, pay)
- _____________ your homework before I saw you? (you, do)
Answers
1)
- She had cleaned her room when her mother came in. (clean)
- Helen went to bed after she had watched her favourite TV programme. (watch)
- Before they arrived at the airport, they had bought the tickets. (buy)
- John had left when I arrived home. (leave)
2)
- The grass was yellow because it had not rained all summer. (not, rain)
- The lights went off because we had not paid the electricity bill. (not, pay)
- They had not eaten so we went to a restaurant. (not, eat)
- She said that she had not visited the UK before. (not, visit)
3)
- Had she seen the film already? (she, see)
- Had I read the book before the class? (I, read)
- Had I paid the bill before we left? (I, pay)
- Had you done your homework before I saw you? (you, do)