Past Perfect
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the past perfect and the past simple.
Martin ...... (not / go) out last night because he ...... (injure) her ankle.
Pete ...... (not / ask) Lilly out on a romantic walk because the sweet angel ...... (make) other plans.
The theatre door ...... (be) locked because the performance ...... (already / start).
The windows ...... (be) clean on Monday because the cleaning lady ...... (clean) them on Friday.
The workers ...... (feel) betrayed because they ...... (still / not / pay) for the work they did two months ago.
After I ...... (print) out my essay, my parents ...... (ask) me if I needed any help with it at all.
When the assistant ...... (finish) typing the email, the manager ...... (go) out for lunch.
Mr Handerson ...... (phone) in after I ...... (return) from my lunch break.
My karate training ...... (finish) before I ...... (watch) the film at the cinema.
The police ...... (catch) the bank robber before the TV broadcaster ...... (announce) the news.
Fortunately, my friends and I ...... (graduate) before the university ...... (increase) the tuition fees.
The sportsmen ...... (complete) their daily training before it ...... (start) to pour with rain.