Past Perfect Simple Tense Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. I hadn't noticed the fact before. (not/notice)
• 2. He had held her in his arms. (hold)
• 3. Had he betrayed himself in any way? (he/betray/?)
• 4. In an instant he had recognizehad recognizedhad reconizedhas recognizedrecognized him. (recognize)
• 5. I forgothad forgethad forgetedhad forgotenhad forgotten that you knew him. (forget)

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• 6. She had lefthad not leavedhadn't leavehadn't leavedhadn't left her room for a month. (not/leave)
• 7. It was worse than he expectedhad exceptedhad expecthad expectedhas expected. (expect)
• 8. Had they alwaysHad they always beenHad they been alwaysThey always had beenThey had always been just to him? (they/always/be/?)
• 9. He had beenhad didhad dohad doeshad done well with the horses. (do)
• 10. She was gone before he finishedhad fineshedhad finishhad finishedhas finished. (finish)
• 11. But it had not workhad workedhadn't workhadn't workedhadnt worked at all. (not/work)
• 12. I had not sawhadn't sawhadn't seedhadn't seenhaven't seen him for years. (not/see)
• 13. I had not usedhad usehad usedhadn't usedused over a thousand feet. (use)
• 14. It was some time since they had speakhad speakedhad speakenhad spokehad spoken. (speak)
• 15. I told him what I had sawhad seedhad seenhas seenseen. (see)

• 16. They had givenhad not gavehadn't gavehadn't givedhadn't given him the opportunity. (not/give)
• 17. He had behad beenhad washadn't beenhas been there a long time. (be)
• 18. He went on as if he had not hearhad not hearedhadn't hearhadn't heardhadn't heared her. (not/hear)
• 19. Had sheHad she sendHad she sendedHad she sentShe had sent him about his business? (she/send/?)
• 20. The look in her eyes changedhad changehad changedhad chengedhas changed. (change)

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