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Past perfect - Positive and negative

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    This past perfect exercise practices making the positive and negative forms of the tense.
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  • When I arrived at the cinema, the film ___ (start).
    had started
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  • She ____ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
    had lived
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  • After they ____ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
    had eaten
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  • If you ____ (listen) to me, you would have got the job
    had listened
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  • Julie didn't arrive until after I ____ (leave).
    had left
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  • When we ____ (finish) dinner, we went out.
    had finished
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  • The garden was dead because it ____ (be) dry all summer.
    had been
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  • He ____ (meet) her somewhere before.
    had met
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  • We were late for the plane because we ____ (forget) our passports.
    had forgotten
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  • She told me she ____ (study) a lot before the exam.
    had studied
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  • The grass was yellow because it ____ (not/rain) all summer.
    hadn't rained
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  • The lights went off because we ____ (not/pay) the electricity bill.
    hadn't paid
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  • The children ____ (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
    hadn't done
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  • They ____ (not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
    hadn't eaten
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  • We couldn't go into the concert because we ____ (not/bring) our tickets.
    hadn't brought
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  • She said that she ____ (not/visit) the UK before.
    hadn't visited
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