Exercise 1. Make the positive or negative past perfect.
1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film _______________(start).
2) She _____ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3) After they _____(eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4) If you ____ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5) Julie didn't arrive until after I _______(leave).
6) When we _______ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7) The garden was dead because it ______ (be) dry all summer.
8) He _______ (meet) her somewhere before.
9) We were late for the plane because we ______ (forget) our passports.
10) She told me she _____ (study) a lot before the exam.
11) The grass was yellow because it ____ (rain) all summer.
12) The lights went off because we _____ (pay) the electricity bill.
13) The children ______ (do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
14) They ____ (eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15) We couldn't go into the concert because we ____ (bring) our tickets.
16) She said that she ______ (visit) the UK before.
17) Julie and Anne _____ (meet) before the party.
18) I _____ (have) breakfast when he arrived.
19) He ______ (use) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
20) You (study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
Exercise 2. Make past perfect simple ‘yes / no’ or ‘wh’ questions:
1. _______________________ (you / go) there before we went together?
2. _______________________ (she / see) the film already?
3. Why _______________________ (he / forgot) about the meeting?
4. _______________________ (it / be) cold all week?
5. _______________________ (I / read) the book before the class?
6. When she arrived, _______________________ (we / eat) already?
7. Where _______________________ (you / be) when I saw you?
8. _______________________ (they / travel) by bullet train before?
9. _______________________ (John / meet) Lucy before they went on holiday together?
10. _______________________ (you / do) your homework before I saw you?
11. Where _______________________ (she / work )?
12. _______________________ (I / pay) the bill before we left?
13. _______________________ (we / visit) my parents already that winter?
14. When you called, _______________________ (they / eat) dinner?
15. How _______________________ (he / manage) to fix the cooker?
16. _______________________ (my sister / be) sick for a long time?
17. How much _______________________ (she / study) before the exam?
18. What _______________________ (you / cook) for dinner that night?
19. When _______________________ (they / arrive)?
20. How many coffees _______________________ (she / drink) before the interview?