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Past Perfect Exercises PDFSet 4: Time Expressions

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.___ I arrived, they had already left.

a) Sinceb) Duringc) Untild) By the time

2.She had finished cooking ___ the guests arrived.

a) duringb) sincec) afterd) before

3.___ he had read the instructions, he started the machine.

a) Beforeb) Sincec) Afterd) Until

4.I had ___ seen that film three times, so I didn't want to watch it again.

a) stillb) yetc) justd) already

5.The train had ___ left when we reached the platform.

a) yetb) justc) everd) still

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.By the time

2.before

3.After

4.already

5.just

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."By the time"(d)

'By the time' + Past Simple, Past Perfect. This structure shows one action was complete before another.

2."before"(d)

'Before' signals the cooking was complete first, then guests arrived. Past Perfect + before + Past Simple.

3."After"(c)

'After' + Past Perfect shows the reading happened first, then he started. After + Past Perfect, Past Simple.

4."already"(d)

'Already' emphasises accumulated experience — seeing it three times means the experience was well established, not recent. 'Just' would mean moments ago, which doesn't fit 'three times'. Position: had + already + past participle.

5."just"(b)

'Just' shows something happened a very short time before. The train left moments before we arrived.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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