Past Perfect exercises — Set 1: Affirmative Sentences (Worksheet)

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I (finish) my homework before dinner.

2

She (leave) when we arrived at the party.

3

They (eat) all the cake before I got there.

4

He (study) English for five years before moving to London.

5

We (see) that film twice before last night.

6

The train (already/depart) when we reached the station.

7

By the time the ambulance arrived, the patient (recover).

8

I knew her face because we (meet) before.

9

She was tired because she (work) all day.

10

The film (start) by the time we got to the cinema.

11

He told me he (visit) Paris three times.

12

The children were happy because their father (buy) them ice cream.

13

I (never/try) sushi before I went to Japan.

14

By 2020, they (live) in that house for twenty years.

15

She realised she (forget) her keys at home.

16

When I checked my phone, my friend (send) me five messages.

17

The concert (just/begin) when we finally arrived, so we missed the first song.

18

By the time the wedding photos were taken, my brother (already/grow) a full beard.

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I was nervous because I (never/speak) in public before.

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The students (complete) the test before the bell rang.

Past Perfect exercises online (Worksheet)

Learn to form Past Perfect affirmative sentences using had + past participle. This tense describes an action that was completed before another past action or time.