Past Perfect 1 Affirmatives

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    I wanted to watch a film with my brother, but he ________ it. (already, see)

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This quiz titled 'Past Perfect 1 Affirmatives' assesses understanding of the past perfect tense through practical sentence completion exercises. It enhances grammatical precision for English learners, focusing on forming affirmative past perfect statements.

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    By the time she reached the north pole, she ________ over five hundred kilometers. (walk)

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "had walked" because the sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of walking had already been completed before reaching the north pole.

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    When I got to the office I realised I ________ my wallet at home. (leave)

    Explanation
    The correct answer is 'd left, had left. This is because the sentence is in the past tense and the word "realized" indicates a past event. The phrase "I had left" is used to indicate that the action of leaving the wallet at home occurred before the realization at the office. The contraction "'d" is a shortened form of "had" in this context.

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    I ________ her before, but I had never talked to her until today. (see)

    Explanation
    The sentence suggests that the speaker had seen the person in question before, but they had never spoken to her until today. The use of "had seen" in the past perfect tense indicates that the action of seeing her occurred before the action of talking to her. This implies that the speaker had some prior knowledge or familiarity with her, but they had not yet had a conversation until now.

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    When I got home, my door was open, someone ________. (break in)

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    The correct answer is "had broken in". This is because the sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action that occurred before another past action. "Had broken in" shows that the breaking in happened before the speaker arrived home.

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