Past Perfect Verb Forms

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use: MEET


Jerry was the only person I knew at Kathy's party. I
him the year before at my sister's graduation.


Use: TELL

Jerry was the only person I knew at Kathy's party. My sister
me a lot about him before I ever met him.


Use: TAKE

When Mr. Thomas went to France on a business trip, he didn't have
much trouble with the language. Fortunately, he
French in college.


Use: BE

When Mr. Thomas went to France on a business trip, he didn't
have much trouble with the language. Fortunately, he
to France twice before.


Use: SPEAK

I decided to call my friend Charlie last night. He was really
happy to hear from me because we to each other in several
months.


Use: MOVE

I decided to call my friend Charlie last night. He was surprised
that I had been able to reach him because he
to a new house that week.


Use: LOCK

My uncle's house was robbed last month. The thief got in easily
because my aunt the front door.


Use: LEAVE

My uncle's house was robbed last month. The police caught the thief
right away, because he his fingerprints all over
the house.


Use: GO

My friends asked me to go to the movies with them, but I
didn't want to because I to a movie the night before.


Use: SLEEP

My friends asked me to go to the movies with them, but I decided to go
to bed early because I very well the night before.


Use: BUY

When I was shopping last week, I saw a Swiss watch on
sale for half price. My brother one the week
before, for twice the amount.


Use: FORGET

When I was shopping last week, I saw a Swiss watch on
sale for half price. I wanted to buy it, but I
to bring my checkbook with me.


Use: EAT

Lisa spent all day Saturday shopping for clothes. By
6:00, she was getting hungry because she
anything since breakfast.


Use: SPEND

Lisa spent all day Saturday shopping for clothes. By
6:00, she was hungry, but she didn't have any money.
She it all on a new dress.


Use: TEAR

I went back to my hometown after ten years and everything
looked different. They down my old high school building.


Use: BUILD

I went back to my hometown after ten years and everything
looked different. They a new shopping center where
my high school used to be.


Use: LOSE

I went out to buy a few things. When I got back home, I
couldn't get into my house. I my keys.


Use: DO

I went out to buy a few things. When I got back home, I
couldn't find my keys, so I walked all the way back to
the store where I my shopping.


Use: WEAR

Jim was going to wear his blue suit to the meeting, but
it was dirty because he it to a party the night
before.


Use: HAVE

Jim was going to wear his blue suit to the meeting, but
it was dirty. He the time to take it to the dry
cleaners.


Use: DROP

I heard a loud noise in the kitchen. When I ran into the room,
I saw that Maria my beautiful antique vase on the floor.


Use: BREAK

I heard a loud noise in the kitchen. When I ran into the
room, I saw that Maria my beautiful antique vase
into a million pieces!


Use: SEE

The man I met at your party looked familiar. I thought
I him somewhere before.


Use: WORK

The man I met at your party looked familiar. He looked just
like someone I with when I lived in Chicago.