fill in the blank s with the past perfect tense
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1. She _________ ( live ) in England before she went to Germany.
☞ She lived in England before she went to Germany.
2. If you ________ ( listen ) to me, you would have got the expensive car.
☞ If you had listened to me, you would have got the expensive car.
3. The grass was yellow because it __________ ( not/rain ) all summer.
☞ The grass was yellow because it did not rain all summer.
4. The children ___________ ( not/do ) their homework, so they were in trouble.
☞ The children did not do their homework, so they were in trouble.
5. We couldn't go into the concert because we ________ ( not/bring ) our tickets.
☞ We couldn't go into the concert because we had not bought our tickets.
6. Senorita didn't arrive until after I ______ ( leave ).
☞ Senorita didn't arrive until after I left.
7. The garden was dead because it _______ ( be ) dry all summer.
☞ The garden was dead because it was dry all summer.
8. He _______ ( meet ) her somewhere before.
☞ He met her somewhere before
9. He ________ ( not/use ) email before, so I showed him how to use it.
☞ He had never used email before, so I showed him how to use it.
10. You _______ ( not/study ) for the test, so you were very nervous.
☞ You did not study for the test, so you were very nervous.
Note : Instead of did not and had not we can also use the contracted form of did not, which is didn't, and had not, which is, hadn't. Contracted form is preferred.