When I arrived at the party, most people ____ home.
- A. had gone(correct answer)
- B. have gone
- C. go
- D. had went
Why: They left before I arrived: had gone.
B114 questions · Intermediate · Tenses and Time
Past Perfect Exercises with Answers
Practise had + past participle: which event came first, by the time, negatives and questions, and when the past simple is enough. Every answer has a short reason.
14 questions
Sample questions with answers
We ____ Hội An in 2019.
- A. visited(correct answer)
- B. had visited
- C. have visited
- D. had visit
Why: Only one past time, so the past simple.
She was hungry because she ____ breakfast.
- A. hadn't eaten(correct answer)
- B. didn't eaten
- C. hasn't eaten
- D. hadn't ate
Why: No breakfast came before the hunger: hadn't eaten.
Lessons on this topic
- Past Perfect: Had + Past Participle
Use had + past participle for something that happened before another past moment: negatives, questions, by the time, and when the past simple is enough.
