Past Perfect — Positive — Exercise 3
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Past Perfect.
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By the time we arrived at the stadium, the match
already
. (begin)
By the time we arrived at the stadium, the match had already begun.
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1.When we arrived home last night, we discovered that somebodythe window. (break)had broken
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2.Chris didn't go to the cinema with us because healreadythe movie. (see)hadseen
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3.The girl I met on the plane was nervous because sheneverbefore. (fly)hadflown
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4.Emilyalreadyhome when I arrived. (go)hadgone
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5.Noah thought that his fatheralreadyhis bicycle. (fix)hadfixed
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6.The floor was wet because theyjustit. (mop)hadmopped
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7.Children weren't hungry because theyjustbreakfast. (have)hadhad
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8.Iunpacking by 6 pm. (finish)had finished
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9.When Jill arrived at the airport, she realized that sheher wallet at home. (leave)had left
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10.I went to the police station because somebodymy purse. (steal)had stolen
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11.We didn't recognize Andrew. Hea lot since the last time we saw him. (change)had changed
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12.She was excited because sheneveron safari. (be)hadbeen
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13.Theyfrom the theater by 10 pm. (return)had returned
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14.Sophia told me that sheher favorite book. (lose)had lost
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15.My parents were happy to hear that Iall the exams successfully. (pass)had passed
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