Past Perfect Exercises

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PAST PERFECT
O Past Perfect é um tempo verbal usado para expressar ações passadas que
aconteceram antes de outra ação que também ocorrera no passado.
Nesse tempo verbal é comum as frases serem formadas por alguns advérbios, tais como:
when (quando), just (acabado de; há pouco), already (já),by the time (no momento), ever (já;
alguma vez), never (nunca), before (antes), after (depois).
EX:
I had already cleaned the house when my mother arrived.
(Eu já tinha limpado a casa quando minha mãe chegou)
She had just left by the time he arrived.
(Ela tinha acabado de sair quando ele chegou)
As frases afirmativas no Past Perfect são formadas da seguinte maneira:
SUJEITO + HAD + PARTICÍPIO + COMPLEMENTO
EX:
I had finished the report.
(Eu tinha terminado o relatório)
They had talked for hours on the phone before the phone died.
(Eles tinham falado por horas ao telefone antes de acabar a bateria)
 
 
 
 NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
 Fill in the blanks.
 She _________ (to live) in Sweden before she went to Norway.
 After we _________ (to eat) the cornflakes, Henry came in.
 Before Ken ran to Kerry's house, he _________ (to phone) him.
 After they _________ (to pack) their backpacks, they rode away on their bikes.
 Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father _________ (to tell) him so.
 The cat hid under the chair because the children _________ (to be) so loud.
 Before the students started to write, the teacher _________ (to collect) their mobile phones.
 After Max _________ (to finish) his breakfast, he left the flat.
 Laura repaired her glasses because her brother _________ (to break) them.
 By the time the show began, all friends _________ (to arrive).
Be creative! Complete the following sentences using Present Perfect.
a) I suddenly remembered that _____________________________________.
b) Yesterday I was disappointed because _____________________________________.
c) I couldn’t find my bike because _____________________________________.
d) I couldn’t understand that Indian guy because __________________________________.
e) My phone didn’t work because _____________________________________.
f) I couldn’t sleep because _____________________________________.
g) I couldn’t travel last weekend since _____________________________________.
Are the following sentences in Simple Past, Present Perfect, or Past Perfect?
a) They had a fight.
b) She wasn’t in her right mind.
c) They have been talking for over a month now.
d) You could listen to your parents more often.
e) They had had an amazing day.