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Past Perfect Exercises PDFSet 2: Negative Sentences

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I ___ (not/finish) my work when my boss called.

a) haven't finishedb) hadn't finishedc) wasn't finishingd) didn't finish

2.She ___ (not/see) the email before the meeting.

a) hadn't seenb) wasn't seeingc) hasn't seend) didn't see

3.They ___ (not/arrive) when the concert began.

a) didn't arriveb) haven't arrivedc) weren't arrivingd) hadn't arrived

4.He ___ (not/eat) anything all day, so he was very hungry.

a) hadn't eatenb) didn't eatc) hasn't eatend) wasn't eating

5.We ___ (not/book) a hotel, so we had to sleep in the car.

a) haven't bookedb) didn't bookc) weren't bookingd) hadn't booked

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.hadn't finished

2.hadn't seen

3.hadn't arrived

4.hadn't eaten

5.hadn't booked

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."hadn't finished"(b)

Use 'hadn't finished' to show the work was not complete before the call. Negative Past Perfect = had not (hadn't) + past participle.

2."hadn't seen"(a)

'Hadn't seen' shows she did not read the email before the meeting started.

3."hadn't arrived"(d)

Use Past Perfect negative to show they were not there when the concert started.

4."hadn't eaten"(a)

The lack of eating explains his hunger. Past Perfect negative shows what didn't happen before a past state.

5."hadn't booked"(d)

'Hadn't booked' explains why they had no accommodation—the booking didn't happen beforehand.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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