Past Perfect Tense Exercise 1

Use of correct form of verb

1. She said that he ….. (write) the letter.
   
   
2. Mohan ….. (reach) home before it started raining.
   
   
3. She said that she ….. (win) the first prize.
   
   
4. We ….. (understand) the poem after the teacher had explained it to us.
   
   
5. He had broken the lock before I …..(bring) the key.
   
   
6. The boys said that they ….. (finish) their work.
   
   
7. We ….. (reach) the ground before the match started.
   
   
8. He ….. (not put) on his clothes when the bell rang.
   
   
9. We …..(have) our dinner before she left.
   
   
10. The officer was glad to find that the clerk ….. (type) all the letters.
    
    
11. I ….. (close) the book after I had read it.
    
    
12. The patient ….. (die) before the doctor came.
    
    
13. The teacher said that the boys ….. (go) on a picnic.
    
    
14. He …..(not see) me before that.
    
    
15. He ….. (not recognize) me when I went to meet him.

Answers:

1. Had written
2. Had reached
3. Had won
4. Had understudied
5. Had brought
6. Had finished
7. Had reached
8. Had not put
9. Had have
10. Had typed
11. Had closed
12. Had died
13. Had gone
14. Had not seen
15. Had not recognized