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Past Perfect Tense – Multiple Choice & Gap Fill 1

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Past Perfect Tense Multiple Choice Questions


1. By the time I arrived at the station, the train __________.





2. She couldn’t find her keys because she __________ them at home.





3. He finally understood the concept after the teacher __________ it multiple times.





4. We were surprised because we __________ him before.





5. The cake was ruined because I __________ the oven on for too long.





6. Before she moved to New York, she __________ in London for five years.





7. They couldn’t enter the building because someone __________ the door.





8. I couldn’t recognize her because she __________ her hair.





9. By the time the police arrived, the thieves __________ all the valuables.





10. He felt much better after he __________ a long nap.







Past Perfect Tense Fill in the Gaps


1. By the time I arrived, he __ (already leave / had already left / has already left) the building.

2. She __ (finished / had finished / finishing) her work before dinner.

3. They __ (had seen / saw / had saw) the movie many times before.

4. We __ (had ate / eaten / had eaten) all the cake by then.

5. He __ (drank / had drunk / had drinking) all the water before the hike.

6. The train __ (run / had run / had ran) off the tracks.

7. My friend __ (came / had come / come) to the party earlier.

8. You __ (took / had taken / taken) the wrong turn yesterday.

9. I __ (gave / had given / giving) him the book last week.

10. The letter __ (wrote / had wrote / had written) before I sent it.



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