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Past Perfect Sequence of Events

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Exercise 1 — Before: which action gets Past Perfect?

With 'before', the earlier action uses Past Perfect (had + past participle). Choose the correct form for the first (earlier) action.

Set:

She ___ already left before he arrived.

lefthas lefthad leftwas leaving

Before the match started, the players ___ already warmed up.

warm upwarmed uphave warmed uphad warmed up

He ___ the report before his boss asked for it.

finishedhas finishedhad finishedwas finishing

Before I reached the cinema, the film ___ already started.

startsstartedhad startedhas started

They ___ dinner before the guests arrived.

atehave eateneathad eaten

She ___ her keys before she noticed they were gone.

losthas losthad lostloses

Before the team celebrated, they ___ won three matches in a row.

winwonhave wonhad won

I ___ never tasted durian before I went to Thailand.

never tastedhave never tastedhad never tastednever taste

Before she answered, she ___ the question carefully.

readsreadhas readhad read

The volcano ___ already erupted before anyone could evacuate.

eruptseruptedhas eruptedhad erupted

Home/Tenses/Past Perfect/Sequence of Events

Past Perfect Sequence of Events

MediumB1

Exercise 1 — Before: which action gets Past Perfect?

With 'before', the earlier action uses Past Perfect (had + past participle). Choose the correct form for the first (earlier) action.

Set:

She ___ already left before he arrived.

lefthas lefthad leftwas leaving

Before the match started, the players ___ already warmed up.

warm upwarmed uphave warmed uphad warmed up

He ___ the report before his boss asked for it.

finishedhas finishedhad finishedwas finishing

Before I reached the cinema, the film ___ already started.

startsstartedhad startedhas started

They ___ dinner before the guests arrived.

atehave eateneathad eaten

She ___ her keys before she noticed they were gone.

losthas losthad lostloses

Before the team celebrated, they ___ won three matches in a row.

winwonhave wonhad won

I ___ never tasted durian before I went to Thailand.

never tastedhave never tastedhad never tastednever taste

Before she answered, she ___ the question carefully.

readsreadhas readhad read

The volcano ___ already erupted before anyone could evacuate.

eruptseruptedhas eruptedhad erupted