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English 21 Public

FCE past perfect tense review

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It was a relief to find the documents. I _______ (look) for them all afternoon.

It was a relief to find the documents. I'd been looking for them all afternoon.

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He was dismissed, even though, in his opinion, he _______ (not/do) anything wrong.

He was dismissed, even though, in his opinion, he hadn't done anything wrong.

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It was not the first time I'd met him. We _______ (meet) many times before.

It was not the first time I'd met him. We had met many times before.

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He called me at eleven in the evening to tell me that he _______ (find/finally) a solution.

He called me at eleven in the evening to tell me that he had finally found a solution.

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When he _______ (finish) his speech, he waited for the reaction of the audience. But no one said a word.

When he had finished his speech, he waited for the reaction of the audience. But no one said a word.

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By the time I came back from my business trip, a lot of things _______ (changed).

By the time I came back from my business trip, a lot of things had changed.

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The doctor asked me how long I _______ (have) the symptoms.

The doctor asked me how long I had had the symptoms.

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It was more than a month before we realised what _______ (happen) to him.

It was more than a month before we realised what had happened to him.

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We _______ (work/already) on this project for a month before we found a fundamental flaw.

We had already been working on this project for a month before we found a fundamental flaw.

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The invoice _______ (not/arrive/still) by the end of the week so we sent them a strong reminder.

The invoice still hadn't arrived by the end of the week so we sent them a strong reminder.

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The children were wet because they _______ (play) football in the rain

The children were wet because they 'd been playing football in the rain

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I was delighted when I found my keys. I _______ (look) for them for hours.score

I was delighted when I found my keys. I 'd been looking for them for hours.score

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She was exhausted because she _______ (work) since eight o'clock that morning.score

She was exhausted because she 'd been working since eight o'clock that morning.score

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Everything was white because it she _______ (snow) druing the night..

Everything was white because it 'd been snowing druing the night.

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He _______ (play) tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg.

He had been playing tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg.

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He _______ (drive) his car for 10 minutes when he realized it had a flat tire.

He had been driving his car for 10 minutes when he realized it had a flat tire.

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