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The Past Perfect Tense: Negative FormBasic English, Premium Third Edition ( PDFDrive )49
The Past Perfect Tense: Negative Form
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1. He had not held a baby before today. He hadn’t held a baby before today. 2. It had not arrived, so I
called the store. It hadn’t arrived, so I called the store. 3. I had not noticed that you were standing there. I
hadn’t noticed that you were standing there. 4. She had not paid the phone bill, so I paid it. She hadn’t paid
the phone bill, so I paid it. 5. They had not seen that movie before, and they really enjoyed it. They hadn’t
seen that movie before, and they really enjoyed it. 6. We had not flown before, so we were very nervous on
the airplane. We hadn’t flown before, so we were very nervous on the airplane. 7. You had not followed the
instructions, and you made a mistake. You hadn’t followed the instructions, and you made a mistake.
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1. hadn’t eaten 2. hadn’t cleaned 3. hadn’t rained 4. hadn’t driven 5. hadn’t hung 6. hadn’t
talked 7. hadn’t bought 8. hadn’t sent 9. hadn’t had 10. hadn’t borrowed 11. hadn’t given
12. hadn’t waited 13. hadn’t smoked 14. hadn’t drunk 15. hadn’t started 16. hadn’t made
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The Past Perfect Tense: Question Form
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1. Had he known that you were my brother? 2. Had they withdrawn all the money from their savings
account? 3. Had you tried to ski before you bought the skis? 4. Had the play ended when she arrived?
5. Had you given him your phone number? 6. Had your aunt worn this dress before? 7. Had they tasted
seafood before today? 8. Had Richard and Jennifer planned their vacation together? 9. Had Wade made
coffee for everybody? 10. Had you had your breakfast before you went to school? 11. Had the teacher
spoken to you before she called your parents? 12. Had it happened before? 13. Had you seen that woman
before she came to your house? 14. Had they lived in Ontario before they moved to British Columbia?
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1. Had she realized what she did? 2. Had you taken the wrong bus? 3. Had it seemed fair to everyone?
4. Had your boss brought his dog to work before today? 5. Had Tony been in the hospital before he had
his operation? 6. Had they left the building before the fire started? 7. Had Jessica worked as a flight
attendant before she became a nurse? 8. Had he taken the time to do it right? 9. Had they noticed where
you put it? 10. Had you paid cash for it? 11. Had Maria found a new job before she quit her old job?
12. Had he played hockey before he joined our team? 13. Had you read the contract before you signed
it? 14. Had it belonged to your grandmother before your mother gave it to you?
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