PAST PERFECT (PART 1) ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 3: INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER INTERMEDIATE

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 3: INTERMEDIATE AND UPPER INTERMEDIATE PAST PERFECT (PART 1)

 

1401 You said you … this dress in the mall. a) bought b) buy c) had bought 1402 We … for him for three hours until he arrived. a) had been waiting b) were waiting c) are waiting 1403 I … hard these last weeks. a) am working b) had been working c) was working 1404 I looked at the photos that he … . a) had sent b) sent c) was sending 1405 John … dinner when we arrived. a) had cooked b) cooked c) has cooked 1406 A young woman walked into the room. I … her before. She was a complete stranger to me. a) never saw b) had never seen c) has never seen 1407 You … my life twice. a) will save b) are saving c) had saved 1408 The young man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He … before. a) didn’t fly b) hasn’t flown c) hadn’t flown 1409 … he taken the pills that the doctor prescribed? a) Did b) Had c) Was 1410 Andrew … a guitar, but he received a book. a) had wanted b) wants c) wanted 1411 The train … when I arrived at the station. a) has left b) left c) had just left 1412 We admired the picture that Lucy … . a) had painted b) paint c) is painting 1413 I … never experienced something special like this before. a) had had b) had c) have had 1414 You … awake for too long. a) were staying b) had been staying c) staying 1415 I wish I … for my exams. a) had studying b) had studied c) studied 1416 George went back to his home town after many years. It … a lot. a) had changed b) changed c) has changed 1417 When she arrived, it … for two weeks. a) rained b) will rain c) had been raining 1418 The Romans … Latin. a) was spoken b) has spoken c) had spoken 1419 Tim got to the cinema late last night. The film … . a) had already begun b) already begin c) has already begun 1420 We arrived at the theater after the play … . a) started b) had started c) was starting ANSWER KEY 1401 C 1402 A 1403 B 1404 A 1405 A 1406 B 1407 C 1408 C 1409 B 1410 A 1411 C 1412 A 1413 B 1414 B 1415 B 1416 A 1417 C 1418 C 1419 A 1420 B