Exercise 3: Choose the best option.
1. My co-worker (had not used/didn’t use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
2. Because I (hadn’t studied/didn’t study) for the test, I was very nervous.
3. The wave (had destroyed/ destroyed) the sandcastle that we had built yesterday.
4. When shewent out to meet her friends, she (had already done/ already did) all the chores.
5. The waitress brought a drink that I (didn’t order/ hadn’t ordered) before.
6. (Had you given/ did you give) James a ring before you dropped by his apartment?
7. Susan (took/had taken) a rest after she had washed all the dishes.
8. When Jim came to the meeting, everyone (had left/left).
9. Before she had dinner, she (had washed/washed) her hands carefully.
10. Before I (had gone/went) out, I asked my parents for permissions.
11. I could not remember the name of the man we (met/had met) the week before.
12. We (ate/had eaten) all the cakes my mom had made.
13. Before she (came/had come) home, she had met some of her old friends.
14. Before Jane (started/ had started) to make the cake, she had prepared all the ingredients.
15. I (had fed/fed) my cat before I left home.
Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
1. When I arrived at the station, the train (leave)_________________.
2. My friend (live)___________in China before she moved to American.
3. They (never been) _______________ here before.
4. After I (finish) __________ my breakfast, I went to work.
5. The student (not finish) __________their assignments so they were in great troubles.
6. After the couple (eat) ____________seafood at a seaside restauran, they felt sick.
7. If you (listen) __________to my advice, you wouldn’t have made that silly mistake.
8. What did Jim do after he (finish)__________his homework?
9. The trees were dead because it (be)_____________dry all the summer.
10. _____________(you/meet) Jane anywhere before?
11. Yesterday I was late for the train becase I (forget) _____________my ticket home.
12. Peter told me that he (prepare) __________every thing for his party.
13. The grass was yellow as it (not rain) _________all summer.
14. The electricity was cut off because we (not pay)___________our hydro bill on time.
15. We (not eat) ___________all the morning sowe felt very hungry.
