Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the Past Perfect. 1. By the time we got to the cinema the film _________________

Question

Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the Past Perfect. 1. By the time we got to the cinema the film _________________ (start), so we missed the first five minutes. 2. When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbour told me that they __________________ (go) about half an hour ago. 3. I saw New York for the first time last night. I __________________ (not see) it before. 4. There was so much to see in London. I ___________________ (plan) to see a lot of things but there wasn't enough time. I'll have to come back. 5. If she _______________________ (take) my advice, it wouldn't have happened. 6. We wouldn't have had an argument, if they _______________ (not mention) politics. 7. If you _______________ (not park) there, you wouldn't have got a parking fine. 8. John told me he _______________ (buy) a new car. 9. When we arrived in Ireland, the airline company _______________ (lose) our luggage, so we had to wait two days to get it back. Fortunately they delivered it to the hotel.

Accepted Answer

1. By the time we got to the cinema the film had started, so we missed the first five minutes.
2. When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbour told me that they had gone about half an hour ago.
3. I saw New York for the first time last night. I had not seen it before.
4. There was so much to see in London. I had planed to see a lot of things but there wasn't enough time. I'll have to come back.
5. If she had taken my advice, it wouldn't have happened.
6. We wouldn't have had an argument, if they had not mentioned politics.
7. If you had not parked there, you wouldn't have got a parking fine.
8. John told me he had bought a new car.
9. When we arrived in Ireland, the airline company had lost our luggage, so we had to wait two days to get it back. Fortunately they delivered it to the hotel.

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