exercises on past perfect

1. Past perfect sentences

2. • First: People ordered the book
online.
• Second: The book became
available in stores

3. • First: I called Dr. Jones by her first
name.
• Second: Someone said she was
the profesor

4. • First: It snowed 5 centimeters.
• Second: Winter officially started

5. • First: I lived in the apartment for
only a year.
• Second: I moved again.

6. • First: We paid for the hotel.
• Second: We arrived at the hotel

7. • First: The children didn’t eat
breakfast.
• Second: The children went to
school

8. • First: The TV program was
popular for five years.
• Second: The TV program was
canceled

9. • First: Jenny took knitting lessons
for a month.
• Second: Jenny finally learned how
to knit

10. • First: It got dark.
• Second: The family ate dinner

11. • First: They were married for less
than two years.
• Second: Their first child was born

12. • First: Paul studied for four hours.
• Second: Paul decided to take a
break

13. • First: Jackie studied biology with
me.
• Second: Jackie and I worked
together

14. • First: The thief left.
• Second: Kim realized her wallet was
missing.

15. • First: We didn’t leave the house.
• Second: The phone rang

16. • First: He learned to cook.
• Second: He moved into his own
apartment.