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Exercise 5 - Past Perfect
Choose the correct
perfect
or
past
form.
Example
: John
had been working
very long hours when he past away unexpectedly in his sleep.
1. They
-CHOOSE-
're living
lived
live
've lived
here for three years, and they still don't know their neighbors.
2. We ran into traffic on our way to pick up Cousin Vinnie. By the time we got to the airport, his flight
-CHOOSE-
has already arrived.
already arrived.
had already arrived.
would already arrive.
3. He cut himself when the mirror he was installing fell and
-CHOOSE-
has broken
was breaking
had broken
broke
over his head.
4. The Murphys
-CHOOSE-
were spending
have been spending
had spend
had spending
their winters in Florida for years.
5. How long
-CHOOSE-
had Alejandra and Samantha known
did Alejandra and Samantha known
have Alejandra and Samantha known
do Alejandra and Samantha know
each other before they got married?
6. When my sister was a child, she always said that she
-CHOOSE-
will have
have
would have
is going to have
a large family someday.
7. By the time we got to the party, almost everyone
-CHOOSE-
left.
has left.
had left.
would leave.
8. You didn't hear anything the professor said in class today, did you? What
-CHOOSE-
do you daydream
have you daydreamed
were you daydreaming
had you daydreamed
about?
SCORE
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Exercise 5 - Past Perfect