Past perfect (exercises)

She ____ her homework before she went to bed. had finished. has finished. finished. was finishing.

By the time we arrived, the train ____. had left. has left. left. was leaving.

He told me that he ____ to London the year before. had been. has been. was. went.

They ____ all the money they had saved. had spent. have spent. spent. were spending.

I didn't recognize her because she ____. had changed. has changed. changed. was changing.

We ____ for an hour when the movie finally started. had waited. have waited. waited. were waiting.

He ____ his keys, so he couldn't get into the house. had lost. has lost. lost. was losing.

She realized she ____ the wrong way. had turned. has turned. turned. was turning.

They ____ never ____ such a beautiful sunset before. had, seen. have, seen. did, see. would, see.

Before he moved to Paris, he ____ in Rome. had lived. has lived. lived. was living.

I called him, but he ____ already ____. had, left. has, left. did, leave. would, leave.

The house ____ completely when they ____. had, burned down, arrived. has, burned down, arrived. burned down, arrived. was burning down, arrived.

She ____ happy because she ____ the exam. was, had passed. is, had passed. was, passed. was, has passed.

He ____ a lot of research before he ____ his thesis. had done, wrote. has done, wrote. did, wrote. was doing, wrote.

When I got to the station, the train ____. had already left. has already left. already left. was already leaving.

They ____ for three hours before they ____ the top of the mountain. had climbed, reached. have climbed, reached. climbed, reached. were climbing, reached.

She told me she ____ Spanish before. had studied. has studied. studied. was studying.

He felt much better after he ____ the doctor. had seen. has seen. saw. was seeing.

By the time the police arrived, the burglars ____. had escaped. have escaped. escaped. were escaping.

I ____ my favorite song on the radio, which I ____ for ages. heard, hadn't heard. heard, haven't heard. heard, didn't hear. heard, wasn't hearing.