Past Perfect

We often use the past perfect to talk about one event that happened...

• after another event in the past.

• before another event in the present.

• before another event in the past.

Form the past perfect with:

• will + past participle

• have + past participle

• had + past participle

When I got home, the children had already ___ to bed.

• going

• went

• gone

When I turned on the television, my favourite program _______.

• has nearly finished

• had nearly finished 

We ___ been out long when it started to rain.

• hasn't

• had

• weren't

When we arrived at the cinema, the film ____already _____.

• has started

• had started

• will started

When I found my bag, I noticed that someone __________ __________ my phone.

• had stolen

• had stealed

• had stole

We finally arrived at the hotel. It _________ ________ (be) a long journey and we were very tired.

Emergency workers pulled three people from the wreckage. They __________ __________ (survive) under the wreckage for four days.

Kathy was sad when she moved house, because she ________ _________ (live) there for over fifteen years.