When she arrived, her friends _____________ already _______________.

a. had left
b. left
c. leave
Correct Answer: a. had left. Past perfect is used to describe an action that was completed before
another past action. In this case, the friends leaving (past simple) happened after their departure (past perfect).

He ________________ his homework by the time he went to bed.

a. finished
b. finishes
c. finish
Correct Answer: a. finished. This sentence describes an action that was completed before another past
action, so past perfect is used.

By the time we got there, the movie ___________.

a. already starts
b. had already started
c. already starting
Correct Answer: b. had already started. The use of “by the time” indicates that the action of the
movie starting occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.

They ___________ for hours before they found the missing key.

a. had searched
b. searched
c. search
Correct Answer: a. had searched. This sentence describes an action that was completed before another
past action, so past perfect is used.

I _____________ my phone before I left the house.

a. charge
b. charged
c. had charged
Correct Answer: c. had charged. The use of “before” indicates that the action of charging the phone
occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.

She ___________ her car before she got her driver’s license.

a. had bought
b. bought
c. buy
Correct Answer: a. had bought. The use of “before” indicates that the action of buying the car
occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.

By the time he woke up, his family ___________ breakfast.

a. already ate
b. had already eaten
c. already eating
Correct Answer: b. had already eaten. The use of “by the time” indicates that the action of the
family eating breakfast occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.

They ___________ the game by the time we arrived.

a. had already finished
b. already finished
c. already finishing
Correct Answer: a. had already finished. The use of “by the time” indicates that the action of the
game finishing occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.

She ___________ her hair before she went to the party.

a. style
b. styled
c. had styled
Correct Answer: c. had styled. The use of “before” indicates that the action of styling her hair
occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.

He ___________ to the airport before his flight took off.

a. had driven
b. drove
c. drive
Correct Answer: a. had driven. The use of “before” indicates that the action of driving to the
airport occurred before another past action, so past perfect is used.