Unit 2: Street Musicians
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
PAST PERFECT
A. UNDERLINE THE BEST OPTION IN BOLD TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
1. Cristina prepared / had prepared a delicious lunch when her family arrived / had arrived to visit.
2. Daniel never travelled / had never travelled abroad before 2015.
3. Beethoven lost / had lost his hearing when he made / had made his 9th symphony
4. Howard finally bought / had bought his own car as he always wanted / had always wanted.
5. Silvia never stayed / had never stayed at home for so long before the pandemic.
6. After Fred got / had got on the bus, he realized that he left / had left his keys at home.
7. Last night Mariella had / had had a dinner date with a guy she met / had met over the internet.
8. Before travelling to Europe, Pedro always dreamt / had always dreamt of visiting a medieval castle.
9. Vanessa already completed / had already completed her test when the time was / had been over.
10. Victor invested / had invested a lot of money on a new company and after three months his money
grew / had grown exponentially
11. Everyone at Camila’s birthday ate / had eaten from the cake her mother baked / had baked for her.
12. Joseph always hoped / had always hoped that the day would come when his bullies paid / had paid
for all they did to him.
13. Kyle rarely had / had rarely had problems with neighbors until the man form apartment 5E moved
in / had moved in.
14. Rebeca and Molly already had / had already had their plane tickets and package tour to Japan when
the 2020 pandemic was / had been declared globally.
15. Isabel helped / had helped over 300 children to get out of the streets by the time she died / had died.
16. Mozart was / had been only 8 years old when he composed / had composed his first symphony.
17. Daniela didn’t see / hadn’t seen her siblings for 10 years by 2015.
18. Natalia and Mario only were / had only been married for 5 months when they got / had got a
divorce.
19. Brendan wasn’t / hadn’t been interested in football until his father took / had taken him to a live
match at the stadium.
20. We started / had started our road trip at 6 am and surprisingly, by 4pm, we didn’t stop / hadn’t
stopped for gas, supplies or anything else.
