B1 7B Grammar Past Perfect

To form the past perfect tense, use had and ______ participle of the verb.

To make it clear that one action happened before another one in the past, use the ______ to show what happened first and the ______ to show what happened second.

• past perfect/ past simple
• past simple/ past perfect
• past perfect/ present perfect
• present perfect/ past perfect

"By the time I got home, they had had their dinner." Which action happened first in the given sentence?

• getting home
• having dinner

"When we arrived at the party, everyone else had left." Which action happened second in the given sentence?

• arriving at the party
• leaving the party

"The meeting had already finished when Ahmet arrived." Which of following sentences has the same meaning with the given sentence?

• First the meeting finished, then Ahmet arrived.
• First Ahmet arrived, then the meeting finished.

"He had taken a shower before he left home." Which of following sentences has the same meaning with the given sentence?

• First he had a shower, then left home.
• He had taken a shower.
• First he left home, then he had shower.

"He got a job." Which of the following events could possibly happen before the event given?

• He had got a promotion.
• He had got a university degree.
• He had got retired.

"Eda went to London." Which of the following events could possibly happen before the event given?

• She had had a flight to London.
• She had rented a house in London.
• She had started to live in London.

"Anthony got divorced."Which of the following events could possibly happen before the event given?

• He had met a girl.
• He had fallen in love.
• He had got married.

When I arrived home, my wife ______. The house was empty and I was all alone.

• is leaving
• leaves
• left
• had left