Instructions. Use the words in parenthesis to make the past perfect. Example: Allan (already, read) ________ the book before seeing the movie. had already read
Past Perfect Forms
Affirmative: We had thought about getting a new car for quite some time. Negative: We had not thought/hadn't thought about getting a used car. Yes/No Questions: Had you thought about keeping your old car another year? No, we hadn't or Yes, we had. Information Questions: How long had you worked at that company before you left?
Troy: Did you talk to your wife last night? Glen: No. By the time I got home, my wife (already, go) ________ to bed.
When Henry got home from vacation, he noticed that all his plants (die) ________________.
By the time Sara graduated from high school, she (live) _____________ in five different states.
Mike and Sandy (want) ____________ to have children for three years, so they were ecstatic at the birth of their new son.
I got up late this morning. By the time I got to school, the class (already, begin) ______________.
Alice: I really enjoyed visiting Argentina last summer. Gloria: (ever, you, be) _____________ to South America before? Alice: No. That was my first time.
Nathan (apply) ___________ to several universities when he finally got accepted at one.
We (consider) _____________ getting a full-size car but we decided to get a compact car for economic reasons.
Patrick: Why (they, not, repair) ________ the furnace when you moved in to the apartment? Mark: They said they didn't know the furnace wasn't working.
Victoria: How long (your house, be) ____________ for sale before you sold it? Connie: It had been for sale about two months.