Froggy Jumps The past perfect tense X MPLB 1Online version The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. In this activity, students will be able to put into practice what they have learned in class by selecting the correct verb for each question and sentence. by Woro Ngestiti 1 When I arrived at the cinema, the film ________________(start). a had starting b have been starting c had started 2 _________the instructions before they switched on the mobile phone? a Have they read b Had they read c Did they read 3 Had you ever been to London before you went there in 2015? a Yes, I have. b No, I didn't. c Yes, I had. 4 If you _____________(listen) to me, you would have got the job. a listened b listening c had listened 5 Julie didn't arrive until after I __________________ ( leave). a leaving b have left c had left 6 When we ________ (finish) dinner, we went out. a finishing b had finished c has finished 7 The garden was dead because it ___________(be) dry all summe a have been b was c had been 8 He _____________(meet) her somewhere before. a has met b had met c meets 9 We were late for the plane because we ___________(forget) our passports. a had forgotten b forgot c forgetting 10 The grass was yellow because it __________(not/rain) all summer. a hasn't rained b haven't rained c hadn't rained 11 ALDO:"I'm sorry you couldn't come to the play with me last night, Nina." NINA:"I'm sorry too, Aldo, but ...................... other arrangements before you invited me." a I'd made b I'd make c I would make 12 NINA : "And so it became funny?" ALDO:"Yes! I laughed till I cried. Until I saw that play last night, .................... that a serious drama could be so amusing." a I wouldn't realize b I haven't realized c I hadn't realized 13 NINA : "Oh please, Aldo. Don't laugh! Tell me what happened." ALDO: "Well, he'd just sat down when ............................. at the door. He turned around suddenly - and the chair broke!" a b someone knocked c someone was knocked 14 Romy: Hi, Oliver. What’s up? Oliver: Hey, Romy. I went to a movie with my girlfriend, Brook, yesterday. Romy: Sounds fun. How was the movie? Did you guys enjoy it? Oliver: Not really. Before we went to the theater, ........ a we had had an argument. b we had an argument. c we have had an argument. 15 Romy: I’m sorry to hear that! What were you arguing? Oliver: When I told Brook which movie we were going to watch, she said no. Romy: Why not? Oliver: She had seen it last week, so she ......... to see it again with me. a doesn't want b didn’t want c wouldn’t want 16 Romy: Then why did you make her do it? Oliver: .......... that the movie was really scary, so I didn’t want to see it alone. a I’d heard b I hear c I'd hear 17 Lilian : I Hope Sarah will keep her promise. Martha : What promise? Lilian : She said she would take me Buenos Aires when .............. a new car.And now she has bought a red one. a she has bought b she had bought c she bought 18 The hotel was full, so I was glad that ............ in advance. a we'd booked b we'd book c we have booked 19 When she ........ on the course, she had never studied a foreign language before. a she has enrolled b she enrolled c she had enrolled 20 When I closed the door, I realised that ........... my keys inside. a I had left b I have left c I left
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