You had studied English before you moved to New York.

Had you studied English before you moved to New York?

You had not studied English before you moved to New York.
I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai.
I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
Tony knew Delhi so well because he had visited the city
several times.
Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand?
She only understood the movie because she had read the book.
Kristine had never been to an opera before last night.
We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not
booked in advance.
A: Had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006?
B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before.
We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.
By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London
for over eight years.
They felt bad about selling the house because they had
owned it for more than forty years.
She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she
moved in with them in 1996.
She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska. Correct
You had previously studied English before you moved to New
York.
Had you previously studied English before you moved to New
York?

George had repaired many cars before he received his

mechanic's license.
Alex had finished the test before Tom asked to see it.
They had lived in France for 10 years before they moved home.
She hadn't eaten by the time he arrived.
We hadn't bought the car when he told us the news.
Had you done anything before he arrived?
What had she done to upset you so much?
They had already completed the work when he arrived.
She hadn't been able to eat lunch before he telephoned.
Susan had worked as an assistant manager for five years before
she was promoted.
They had lived in that house for ten years before he moved in
with them.
By the time he asked me, I had completed everything he
requested.
They had eaten by the time he walked into the room.

If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, the Simple Past
can be used instead of the Past Perfect when "before" or "after" is
used in the sentence. The words "before" and "after" actually tell you
what happens first, so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason,
both sentences below are correct.
Examples:

She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she
moved in with them in 1996.

She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she

moved in with them in 1996.

Past Perfect Worksheet 1

Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the past perfect tense. In the case
of questions, use the indicated subject as well.
1. They ____ (eat) before he arrived.
2. ____ (you finish) the report before he asked for it?
3. Jennifer _____ (buy) the house before the market crashed.
4. What _____ (she do) that upset him so much?
5. Our boss _____ (not make) the decision yet when management
changed their mind.
6. The students _____ (write) the report, but the teacher made them do
it again.
7. Mark _____ (want) to go to New York, but his wife changed his
mind.
8. _____ (they invest) in that stock before the market improved?
9. Alex _____ (not do) the gardening before it started raining.
10. Their decision _____ (make - passive voice) before conditions
changed.
11.

We _____ (eat already) so we weren't hungry.

12. _____ (Tom choose) the color for his room before he was asked
to paint it black?
13. Sarah _____ (drive) three hundred miles by the time she arrived
in Tacoma.
14. Few people _____ (understand) the news when the
consequences began to appear.
15. The reporter _____ (not tell) the cameraman to get ready when
the president walked into the room.

16. Bob _____ (purchase) the first generation iPad two weeks
before the second generation was introduced.
17.

I _____ (print) the report before he gave me the updates.

18.

_____ (Henry come) home before the called the police?

19. She _____ (not complete) the article when the news changed
everything.
20. The coach _____ (reserve) rooms for everybody so there weren't
any problems.
Past Perfect Worksheet 2
Choose the correct time or quantity expression used with the past
perfect tense.
1. How (much / long) had you known Peter before he proposed?
2. They had (yet / already) eaten by the time he arrived.
3. Cathy hadn't finished the report (when / by) the time he asked for it.
4. Phillip had requested all the forms (as soon as / before) he began the
application process.
5. How (much / long) wine had they drunk before they were asked to
stop?
6. She had made the decision long (after / before) he asked her to
marry him.
7. They had always wanted to visit Amsterdam (so / as) they went!
8. Jackson hadn't been able to read the book (when / as) the teacher
asked him to quote from it.
9. Susan had (yet / already) printed the report before her boss
requested it.
10.

Had they (yet / already) heard the news or were they surprised?

Past Perfect Worksheet 1

Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the past perfect tense. In the case
of questions, use the indicated subject as well.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

They had eaten before he arrived.

Had you finished the report before he asked for it?
Jennifer had bought the house before the market crashed.
What had she done that upset him so much?
Our boss hadn't made the decision yet when management changed
their mind.
6. The students had written the report, but the teacher made them do
it again.
7. Mark had wanted to go to New York, but his wife changed his
mind.
8. Had they invested in that stock before the market improved?
9. Alex hadn't done the gardening before it started raining.
10. Their decision had been made before conditions changed.
11. We had already eaten so we weren't hungry.
12. Had Tom chosen the color for his room before he was asked to
paint it black?
13. Sarah had driven three hundred miles by the time she arrived in
Tacoma.
14. Few people had understood the news when the consequences
began to appear.
15. The reporter hadn't told the cameraman to get ready when the
president walked into the room.
16. Bob had purchased the first generation iPad two weeks before
the second generation was introduced.
17. I had printed the report before he gave me the updates.
18. Had Henry come home before the called the police?
19. She hadn't completed the article when the news changed
everything.
20.The coach had reserved rooms for everybody so there weren't any
problems
Past Perfect Worksheet 2
Choose the correct time or quantity expression used with the past
perfect tense.
1. How long had you known Peter before he proposed?
2. They had already eaten by the time he arrived.

3. Cathy hadn't finished the report by the time he asked for it.
4. Phillip had requested all the forms before he began the application
process.
5. How much wine had they drunk before they were asked to stop?
6. She had made the decision long before he asked her to marry him.
7. They had always wanted to visit Amsterdam so they went!
8. Jackson hadn't been able to read the book when the teacher asked
him to quote from it.
9. Susan had already printed the report before her boss requested it.
10. Had they already heard the news or were they surprised?