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Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Exercises

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Past Perfect and Past Perfect

Continuous Exercises PDF


Exercises
1: He………………..(marry) her two years before we met.

2: James told me you………………..(buy) the old vicarage two years before your
son’s birth.

3: I wish we………………..(buy) had bought it before.

4: When I arrived at the station, the train………………..(leave).

5: He………………..(play) tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg.

6: The dog came into the house once she………………..(finish) the housework.

7: He………………..(drive) his car for 10 minutes when he realized it had a flat tire.

8: She………………..(throw) the letter away when she noticed it was not important.

9: He………………..(swim) for 15 minutes when he understood he had lost his


swimsuit.

10: It………………..(rain) for one hour when the wind started to blow.

11: He rushed to the baker’s when he saw his wife………………..(forget) buy some
bread.

12: Sarah was exhausted. She………………..(wash) the dishes for more than three
hours.

13: When he saw her, he knew he………………..(meet) her before.

14: When he phoned her, she………………..(go) out.


15: When Ron arrived, the party………………..(already/begin).

16: The children………………..(already/go) to bed when their mother came from


work.

17: If I………………..(not/be) absent yesterday, I would have met him.

18: I was very tired when I arrived home. I………………..(work) hard all day.

19: When I arrived at the party, Tom wasn’t there. He………………..(go) home.

20: When we got home last night, we found that somebody………………..(break)


into the flat.

Answers
1: He had married (marry) her two years before we met.

2: James told me you had bought (buy) the old vicarage two years before your son’s
birth.

3: I wish we had bought (buy) had bought it before.

4: When I arrived at the station, the train had left (leave).

5: He had been playing (play) tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg.

6: The dog came into the house once she had finished (finish) the housework.

7: He had been driving (drive) his car for 10 minutes when he realized it had a flat
tire.

8: She had thrown (throw) the letter away when she noticed it was not important.

9: He had been swimming (swim) for 15 minutes when he understood he had lost his
swimsuit.

10: It had been raining (rain) for one hour when the wind started to blow.
11: He rushed to the baker’s when he saw his wife had forgotten (forget) buy some
bread.

12: Sarah was exhausted. She had been washing (wash) the dishes for more than
three hours.

13: When he saw her, he knew he had met(meet) her before.

14: When he phoned her, she had gone (go) out.

15: When Ron arrived, the party had already begun (already/begin).

16: The children had already gone (already/go) to bed when their mother came from
work.

17: If I hadn’t been (not/be) absent yesterday, I would have met him.

18: I was very tired when I arrived home. I had been working (work) hard all day.

19: When I arrived at the party, Tom wasn’t there. He had gone (go) home.

20: When we got home last night, we found that somebody had broken (break) into
the flat.

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