Practise
A. Fill in the blanks with past perfect or past perfect continuous forms of the
verbs within brackets.
1. The girl was crying because she her favourite toy. (lose)
2. The students the march in protest. (join)
3. I for over an hour. (wait)
4. Janaki said that she before giving up. (try)
5. This journey quite (tire)
6. She realised that she the incorrect answer. (copy)
7. The professor read out an essay that I
(write)
8. The building was in ruins and many bricks (take) by locals.
9. Mr Koley a few years ago. (retire)
10. We for a while before we spotted the vegetable seller sitting in the shade. (walk)
Answers
Answer:
1.the girl was crying because she lose her favorite doll 2.the students join the march in protest 3.i waited for an hour 4.janaki said that she tried before giving up 5.this journey is quite tire 6.she realised that she copied incorrect answer 7.the professor read out an essay that I wrote 8.the building was in ruins and many bricks were taken by locals 9.Mr koley retired a few years ago 10.we walk for a while before we spotted the vegetable seller sitting in the shed.
Answer:
before word blank. after word
1.she lost. her
2.students joined. the march
3.I waited. for over
4.she tried. before
5.journey tired. quite
6.she realised that she copied incorrect answer.
7. the professor read out the essay that I wrote.
8. the building was in ruins and many bricks took by locals
9. Mr koley retired a few years ago
10. we walked for a while before we spotted the vegetable seller sitting in the shade.