Past Perfect Exercises PDFSet 7: Mixed Practice

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I was surprised because I ___ (not/expect) to see her there.

a) wasn't expectingb) didn't expectc) haven't expectedd) hadn't expected

2.___ you ___ (ever/eat) Korean food before that dinner?

a) Were ... ever eatingb) Did ... ever eatc) Had ... ever eatend) Have ... ever eaten

3.By the time we ___ (reach) the hotel, it ___ (already/get) dark.

a) reached ... had already gotb) had reached ... had already gotc) reached ... already gotd) had reached ... already got

4.She looked familiar. I was sure I ___ (meet) her somewhere before.

a) metb) was meetingc) have metd) had met

5.After he ___ (apologise), she ___ (forgive) him.

a) had apologised ... forgaveb) had apologised ... had forgivenc) apologised ... had forgivend) apologised ... forgave

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

1.hadn't expected

2.Had ... ever eaten

3.reached ... had already got

4.had met

5.had apologised ... forgave

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

1."hadn't expected"(d)

Past Perfect negative: The lack of expectation (earlier) explains the surprise (main event).

2."Had ... ever eaten"(c)

Form Past Perfect questions with Had + subject + past participle to ask about experience before a past time.

3."reached ... had already got"(a)

'By the time' + Past Simple, Past Perfect. Darkness came before arrival.

4."had met"(d)

Past Perfect for an earlier meeting that explains recognition in the narrative.

5."had apologised ... forgave"(a)

After + Past Perfect, Past Simple. Apology first, then forgiveness.

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