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- Present Perfect Tense - Sentences And Exercises
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Past perfect Exercise
Past Perfect - Positive and Negative
Make the positive or negative past perfect simple
1. We were not able to see the live match because we ----------- tickets in advance.(get)
2. When I arrived at the cinema hall, the film -----------.(start)
3. I --------- to an opera before last night.(not be)
4. She ------- in Mumbai she went to Delhi.(live)
5. He only understood the movie because he --------- the book.(read)
6. After they -------- in the cold, they began to feel sick.(walk)
7. John --------- Hindi before he moved to India.(study)
8. If you----------- to your father, you would have got the job.(listen)
9. I (not) have any money because I -------- my purse.(lost)
10. She (not) arrive until after I -------.(left)
11. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I --------- to Goa.(go)
12. When we had finished dinner, we -------- out. (go)
13. She (not) studied for the test, so you ------ very nervous.(was)
14. The garden was dead because it ---------- dry all summer.
15. He (not) used this tool before, so I --------- him how to use it.(show)
16. I have ------you somewhere before.(meet)
17. I (not) ------- dinner when they arrived.(have)
18. We were late for the train because we ------------our tickets.(forget)
19. We (not) ---------- before the party.(meet)
20. My friends told me they --------- a lot before the exam.(study)
21. She said that she (not) --------- the Delhi before.(visit)
22. The grass was yellow because it ----------all summer.(not/rain)
23. We couldn?t go into the concert because we ----------- the tickets.(not/get)
24. They had ---------- in the home, so we went to a restaurant..(not/get)
25. The student----------their homework, so they were in trouble. (not/do)
Answers
1. We were not able to see the live match because we had not booked tickets in advance.
2. When I arrived at the cinema hall, the film had started.
3. I had never been to an opera before last night.
4. She had lived in Mumbai she went to Delhi.
5. He only understood the movie because he had read the book.
6. After they had walked in the cold, they began to feel sick.
7. John had studied Hindi before he moved to India.
8. If you had listened to your father, you would have got the job.
9. I did not have any money because I had lost my purse.
10. She didn't arrive until after I had left.
11. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Goa.
12. When we had finished dinner, we went out.
13. She had not studied for the test, so you were very nervous.
14. The garden was dead because it had been dry all summer.
15. He had not used this tool before, so I showed him how to use it.
16. I have met you somewhere before.
17. I had not had dinner when they arrived.
18. We were late for the train because we had forgotten our tickets.
19. We had not met before the party.
20. My friends told me they have studied a lot before the exam.
21. She said that she had not visited the Delhi before.
22. The grass was yellow because it had not rained all summer.
23. We couldn?t go into the concert because we had not got the tickets.
24. They had not got food in the home, so we went to a restaurant.
25. The student had not done their homework, so they were in trouble.
Make the positive or negative past perfect simple
1. We were not able to see the live match because we ----------- tickets in advance.(get)
2. When I arrived at the cinema hall, the film -----------.(start)
3. I --------- to an opera before last night.(not be)
4. She ------- in Mumbai she went to Delhi.(live)
5. He only understood the movie because he --------- the book.(read)
6. After they -------- in the cold, they began to feel sick.(walk)
7. John --------- Hindi before he moved to India.(study)
8. If you----------- to your father, you would have got the job.(listen)
9. I (not) have any money because I -------- my purse.(lost)
10. She (not) arrive until after I -------.(left)
11. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I --------- to Goa.(go)
12. When we had finished dinner, we -------- out. (go)
13. She (not) studied for the test, so you ------ very nervous.(was)
14. The garden was dead because it ---------- dry all summer.
15. He (not) used this tool before, so I --------- him how to use it.(show)
16. I have ------you somewhere before.(meet)
17. I (not) ------- dinner when they arrived.(have)
18. We were late for the train because we ------------our tickets.(forget)
19. We (not) ---------- before the party.(meet)
20. My friends told me they --------- a lot before the exam.(study)
21. She said that she (not) --------- the Delhi before.(visit)
22. The grass was yellow because it ----------all summer.(not/rain)
23. We couldn?t go into the concert because we ----------- the tickets.(not/get)
24. They had ---------- in the home, so we went to a restaurant..(not/get)
25. The student----------their homework, so they were in trouble. (not/do)
Answers
1. We were not able to see the live match because we had not booked tickets in advance.
2. When I arrived at the cinema hall, the film had started.
3. I had never been to an opera before last night.
4. She had lived in Mumbai she went to Delhi.
5. He only understood the movie because he had read the book.
6. After they had walked in the cold, they began to feel sick.
7. John had studied Hindi before he moved to India.
8. If you had listened to your father, you would have got the job.
9. I did not have any money because I had lost my purse.
10. She didn't arrive until after I had left.
11. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Goa.
12. When we had finished dinner, we went out.
13. She had not studied for the test, so you were very nervous.
14. The garden was dead because it had been dry all summer.
15. He had not used this tool before, so I showed him how to use it.
16. I have met you somewhere before.
17. I had not had dinner when they arrived.
18. We were late for the train because we had forgotten our tickets.
19. We had not met before the party.
20. My friends told me they have studied a lot before the exam.
21. She said that she had not visited the Delhi before.
22. The grass was yellow because it had not rained all summer.
23. We couldn?t go into the concert because we had not got the tickets.
24. They had not got food in the home, so we went to a restaurant.
25. The student had not done their homework, so they were in trouble.
- Past Perfect Tense
Rules ? Time expression of past time is used here with ?had? + third form of verb.Past perfect tense is used in complex sentence.in past perfect tense there are two sentences always joined with two words like ?before? or ?after?.Principal cause ...
- List Of Some Typical Adverbs
adverbs "Too" / "Even" These both adverbs have same sense but ?too? is used for to put emphasis and ?even? is like when we say anything that doesn?t happened according to our expectation or desire. For example my friends support me and...
- Narrative Tenses
Narrative tenses are the grammatical structures used to refer to the past time. They are used to tell stories and describe past events and states. Fifty years ago, schools used to be single sex. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and past...
- Present Perfect Tense - Sentences And Exercises
We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a...
- How To Write English Sentences Using Verb Tenses
The process of writing an English sentence is much easier when the writer starts with a basic thought and systematically uses all the English writing tools to accurately express the complete thought. English Verb Tenses are tools designed to show relationships...