Complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb.Eddie swear that he had returned Mockingjay to the library last week, but after receiving a past-due notice, he dredged through the embarrassing mess in his locker and found it.Submit

Complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb.Since I misplace my raincoat and the rain was showing no sign of letting up, I fashioned a plastic garbage bag into a makeshift poncho.Submit

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, past simple or present perfect.1. I (have) this shirt for nearly four years.2. Joanna (tidy) her desk, but now it's in a mess again.3. Mike (lose) his key. He can't find it anywhere.4. The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August.5. I (finish) my homework. I (do) it before tea.6. And the race is over! And Micky Simpson (win) in a record time!7. Martin (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.8. Rupert (leave) a message for you. He (ring) last night.9. Your car looks very clean. (you / wash) it?10. We (move) here in 1993. We (be) here a long time now.11. Mr Clack (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.12. Is this the first time you (cook) pasta?13. I (work) for a computer company since I (graduate) from university.14. A: Is your father at home?      B: No, I'm afraid he (go) out.      A: When exactly (he / go) out?      B: About ten minutes ago.15. A: Where do you live?      B: Boston      A: How long (you / live) there.      B: 5 years.      A: Where (you / live) before that?      B: Chicago      A: How long (you / live) in Chicago?      B: 2 years.

Complete the sentences with the past perfect of the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible. 1. Kevin ….(go) home by the time I arrived. 2. Ethan suddenly realised that he……(leave) his laptop on the train. 3. Mum was annoyed because I ………. (not clean) my room. 4. …………. (they / study) English before they went to the USA? 5. We were hungry because ……….. (not eat). 6. My phone didn't work because I …………… (charge) it. 7. Why didn't you want to watch the film?.............you / see) it before? 8. Sally was embarrassed because she…………(forget) her dad's birthday.

Complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb.Manny know all the answers to the questions on the practice test, but he panicked when the exam started and had a difficult time recalling the information.

The past perfect tense of a verb describes an action that _________________________________. A)    was completed before some other past action or event B)    was completed in a thorough and exact, rather than vague, way C)    continues unchanged from past through present and future D)    would have occurred in a possible past better than the actual past