Past Perfect Tense

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect: By the time she was twenty, she _______ (to manage) to reach five million followers on Instagram

• have managed

• had management

• had managed

• has managed

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect: The kitchen was a mess when I got home! It turns out that my daughter _______ (to make) a milkshake without putting the lid on the blender.

• had made

• had make

• had maden

• has make

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect: They _______ (to not turn off) the sprinklers so I got soaked when I ran back to my car.

• hadn't turn off

• hadn't turning off

• haven't turned off

• hadn't turned off

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect: I _______ (to not notice) the red sock in the machine before I put my washing in and it turned all of the white towels pink!

• hadn't notices

• hadn't noticed

• hadn't notice

• haven't noticed

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect: I basically spend my life at work, so when I found out my boss _______ (to give) the promotion to someone else, I was furious.

• had given

• had givent

• had gave

• had gives

Is the sentence correct or incorrect? How many times had you thought about quitting your job before you actually did it?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Is the sentence correct or incorrect? He was such a smart child that by the time he was fourteen, he had graduating from Oxford University.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

He was such a smart child that by the time he was fourteen, he HAD GRADUATED from Oxford University.

Is the sentence correct or incorrect? My children somehow found all the Christmas presents which I had hid in the attic

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

My children somehow found all the Christmas presents which I HAD HIDDEN in the attic.

Is the sentence correct or incorrect? They had promised that they would get there on time but they were still an hour late.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Is the sentence correct or incorrect? How long had you was on the train before you realised you were on the wrong one?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer explanation

How long HAD YOU BEEN on the train before you realised you were on the wrong one?