8th Grammar Unit 8.5 The Past Perfect
Open your book on Unit 8.5 Past Perfect p. 267. Watch the video about the topic and answer the exercises in the book. You can do the exercises before or while you do this quiz. Read instructions carefully because sometimes we need to modify the exercise to be able to answer the exercises in this quiz.
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Exercise 21. Forming the Past Perfect. Remember the past perfect is formed with the verb have in the past: had + the past participle of the verb. had + past participle: had been, had seen, had talked... Example: 1. By age 8, the Bangladeshi artist Sunny Sanwar __had learned__ six languages. 2. By age 8, I ________ a few words in another language.
Correct Answer
has memorized - 2.
3. By age 23, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ________ a billionaire.
Correct Answer
had become - 3.
4. By age 23, I ________ a lot of money to pay for my education.
Correct Answer
ha borrowed - 4.
5. By age 9, March Tian Boedihardjo ________ his studies at a Hong Kong university.
Correct Answer
had started - 5.
6. By age 17, I ________ my university studies.
Correct Answer
had begun - 6.
7. The actress Shirley Temple began her career in movies at the age of 3. By age 20, she ________ more than 25 films.
Correct Answer
had made - 7.
8. By age 3, I ________ a few movies, but I don't remember them.
Correct Answer
had watched - 8.
9. By age of 12, Lope de Vega ________ his first play.
Correct Answer
had written - 9.
10. By the age of 12, I ________ in several school plays.
Correct Answer
had been - 10.
11. The Australian artist Aelita Andre ________ paintings worth over $30,000 by age 4.
Correct Answer
had sold - 11.
12. By age 4, I ________ some pictures that my mother liked.
Correct Answer
had made - 12.
Exercise 22. Simple Past or Past Perfect. In the book you have to complete the sentence with the verbs in parentheses. Each sentence has two blank spaces, so here you will choose the correct form of the verb for each blank space. That means that each sentence will be done in two parts, so read carefully and use your book to follow the exercise. We will start with exercise 1, choose the answers you have in the book for each blank space. 1. I _______ the letter...
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Mailed
- B.
Had mailed
Correct Answer
A. Mailed -
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1. ... but I _________ any stamps on it.
- A.
Didn't put
- B.
Hadn't put
Correct Answer
B. Hadn't put -
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2. I _______ the washing machine....
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Had turned on
- B.
Turned on
Correct Answer
B. Turned on -
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2. ... but I ________________ in the clothes.
- A.
Didn´t put
- B.
Hadn't put
Correct Answer
B. Hadn't put -
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3. Dinner ______ in the oven for an hour...
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Had been
- B.
Was
Correct Answer
A. Had been -
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3. ... but I ______ to turn the oven on.
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Had forgotten
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Forgot
Correct Answer
B. Forgot -
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4. I ________ to the airport in time...
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Got
- B.
Had got
Correct Answer
A. Got -
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4. ... but I ______ my passport.
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Hadn't brought
- B.
Brought
Correct Answer
A. Hadn't brought -
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5. My phone ______ yesterday...
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Hadn't worked
- B.
Didn't work
Correct Answer
B. Didn't work -
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5. ... because I _______ it.
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Hadn't recharged
- B.
Didn´t reacharged
Correct Answer
A. Hadn't recharged -
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6. My computer ______ and...
- A.
Crashed
- B.
Had crashed
Correct Answer
A. Crashed -
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6. ... and I ______ anything.
- A.
Backed up
- B.
Hadn't backed up
Correct Answer
B. Hadn't backed up -
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7. I ______ to the store to buy some things...
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Had gone
- B.
Went
Correct Answer
B. Went -
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7... but I ______ my wallet at home.
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Had left
- B.
Didn't leave
Correct Answer
A. Had left -
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8. I _______ a message to my brother...
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Had sent
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Sent
Correct Answer
B. Sent -
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8. ... but I ______ and old email address, so...
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Had used
- B.
Used
Correct Answer
A. Had used -
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8. ... so he ________ it.
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Hadn't received
- B.
Didn't receive
Correct Answer
B. Didn't receive -
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Exercises 23 and 24 will be done in class. Exercise 25. Error Correction. Choose the correct sentence. 1.
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She had had a difficult life, but she never gives up.
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She had had a difficult life, but she never gave up.
Correct Answer
A. She had had a difficult life, but she never gives up. -
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2. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
After the accident, we thought my brother had died.
- B.
After the accident, we thought my brother died.
Correct Answer
A. After the accident, we thought my brother had died. -
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3. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
When I was in high school, I had been a poor student.
- B.
When I was in high school, I was a poor student.
Correct Answer
B. When I was in high school, I was a poor student. -
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4. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
It had started to rain and then the game begun.
- B.
It started to rain and then the game begun.
Correct Answer
A. It had started to rain and then the game begun. -
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5. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
This past weekend, my brothers opened their new business.
- B.
This past weekend, my brothers had opened their new business.
Correct Answer
A. This past weekend, my brothers opened their new business. -
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6. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
By the time I made that decision, I had already started high school.
- B.
By the time I had made that decision, I had already started high school.
Correct Answer
A. By the time I made that decision, I had already started high school. -
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7. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
When I got to work, I realized I didn't bring my keys with me.
- B.
When I got to work, I realized I hadn't brought my keys with me.
Correct Answer
B. When I got to work, I realized I hadn't brought my keys with me. -
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8. Choose the correct sentence.
- A.
Because of the bad weather, our class had started at 10 yesterday.
- B.
Because of the bad weather, our class started at 10 yesterday.
Correct Answer
B. Because of the bad weather, our class started at 10 yesterday. -
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