Past perfect tense – English Grammar Test for A2
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2 He didn’t see that film before last night. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
3 Did she ever visit London before she moved there? (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
4 They saw the match before they went home. (Use Past Perfect for the first action)
5 She already left when I arrived. (Rewrite as a question with Past Perfect)
6 He never tried sushi before. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
7 I wasn’t tired because I didn’t work all day. (Rewrite with Past Perfect negative)
8 She studied French before she moved to Paris. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
9 Did they eat before they left? (Rewrite using Past Perfect)
10 He lost his wallet before he got home. (Rewrite with Past Perfect for the first action)
11 We knew each other before school. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
12 They didn’t arrive before the concert began. (Rewrite with Past Perfect negative)
13 She didn’t finish her book before the exam. (Rewrite with Past Perfect negative)
14 They saw that film before. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
15 The train left before we reached the station. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
16 Did he already eat dinner when we came? (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
17 They never heard that story before yesterday. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
18 She didn’t visit Rome before 2010. (Rewrite with Past Perfect negative)
19 I called him, but he went to work. (Rewrite with Past Perfect for the first action)
20 He already opened the door before we knocked. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
21 Did she read the story before class? (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
22 They didn’t eat anything before the trip. (Rewrite with Past Perfect negative)
23 She lost her phone before she came to school. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
24 They didn’t see each other for years before the reunion. (Rewrite with Past Perfect negative)
25 Had they left when we arrived? (Rewrite as affirmative with Past Perfect)
26 He never played that game before. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
27 The parents went to bed before we got home. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
28 He finished the exam before the bell rang. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
29 I saw him, but I never met him before. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
30 She studied English before she moved to London. (Rewrite with Past Perfect)
Answer
1 She had finished her homework before dinner. → First action = Past Perfect.
2 He hadn’t seen that film before last night. → Negative form of Past Perfect.
3 Had she ever visited London before she moved there? → Question form.
4 They had seen the match before they went home. → Earlier action = Past Perfect.
5 Had she already left when I arrived? → Yes/No question.
6 He had never tried sushi before. → Past experience before a time in the past.
7 I wasn’t tired because I hadn’t worked all day. → Negative Past Perfect shows cause.
8 She had studied French before she moved to Paris. → Action before another past action.
9 Had they eaten before they left? → Question with Past Perfect.
10 He had lost his wallet before he got home. → First event = Past Perfect.
11 We had known each other before school. → Knowledge existed earlier.
12 They hadn’t arrived before the concert began. → Negative Past Perfect.
13 She hadn’t finished her book before the exam. → Negative Past Perfect.
14 They had seen that film before. → Experience in the past.
15 The train had left before we reached the station. → Earlier event.
16 Had he already eaten dinner when we came? → Question with Past Perfect.
17 They had never heard that story before yesterday. → Negative with “never.”
18 She hadn’t visited Rome before 2010. → Negative Past Perfect.
19 He had already gone to work when I called him. → First action = Past Perfect.
20 He had already opened the door before we knocked. → Past Perfect for earlier action.
21 Had she read the story before class? → Question with Past Perfect.
22 They hadn’t eaten anything before the trip. → Negative Past Perfect.
23 She had lost her phone before she came to school. → Earlier action in Past Perfect.
24 They hadn’t seen each other for years before the reunion. → Negative Past Perfect.
25 They had left when we arrived. → Affirmative version.
26 He had never played that game before. → Past Perfect to show experience.
27 Their parents had gone to bed before we got home. → Earlier event.
28 He had finished the exam before the bell rang. → Past Perfect to show order.
29 I saw him, but I had never met him before. → Earlier experience in Past Perfect.
30 She had studied English before she moved to London. → First action = Past Perfect.