Past Perfect
Quiz
Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the past perfect and the past simple. Use a comma to separate your answers.
When the mother ...... (come) home after a hard day's work, the children ...... (already/have) dinner and her husband ...... (do) the washing-up. She ...... (not/do) anything at all.
Anna's toothache ...... (disappear) after she ...... (see) her dentist.
David ...... (wake up) at about 6.00 o'clock. Then, he ...... (have) a quick shower and a light breakfast. Before he ...... (set off) for work, he ...... (watch) the news on TV.
When the family ...... (arrive) at the theatre, the play ...... (already/start). The door ...... (be) closed and an employee of the theatre ...... (tell) them they ...... (not/can) enter before the first part ...... (finish).
David ...... (show) his family around Vienna. He ...... (spend) three months in the city last year when he ...... (be) there on a business trip.
Marcus ...... (call) in the office at about 7.30 but the boss ...... (not/be) in. He ...... (try) to get in touch with Mr Henchard again later that morning but the boss ...... (still/not/arrive).
After they ...... (finish) playing computer games, the children ...... (go) out for a short walk.
Before my uncle ...... (see) the film, he ...... (read) the book.
When I ...... (receive) the letter, I ...... (already/know) what it was about.
When the wife ...... (come) home in the evening, her husband ...... (already/cook) dinner for both of them.
Andrew ...... (take) the books back to the library after he ...... (finish) reading them.
Pete ...... (not/stop) thinking about Lilly even after the school year ...... (finish).
Henry ...... (not/turn) off the computer until he ...... (complete) his presentation.
Gregory ...... (not/sign) up for the classes until he ...... (see) the gorgeous professor.
Lilly ...... (not/get) the wonderful present until her friends ...... (sing) her a lovely birthday song.