Using the Past Perfect Tense

1. The temperature was unseasonably hot when I (got / had gotten) out of bed that morning.

   Question

   A.

   got

   B.

   had gotten

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 1
2. By noon, the air conditioners at the office (were running / had been running) at high power for three hours.

   Question

   A.

   were running

   B.

   had been running

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 2
3. My boss told me that she (heard / had heard) that energy use that day was skyrocketing.

   Question

   A.

   heard

   B.

   had heard

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 3
4. I (asked / had asked) how we could conserve energy.

   Question

   A.

   asked

   B.

   had asked

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 4
5. I mentioned that I (just learned / had just learned) that some household and office machines use power even when they are turned off.

   Question

   A.

   just learned

   B.

   had just learned

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 5
6. My boss (read / had read) the same information, so we unplugged computers in the office that were not in use.

   Question

   A.

   read

   B.

   had read

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 6
7. We also (raised / had raised) the office temperature from sixty-eight degrees to seventy-two, and then we turned off some of the lights.

   Question

   A.

   raised

   B.

   had raised

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 7
8. By late afternoon, we (did / had done) everything we could think of to save energy, but it was not enough.

   Question

   A.

   did

   B.

   had done

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 8
9. We knew that the city (warned / had warned) residents that rolling blackouts were possible.

   Question

   A.

   warned

   B.

   had warned

   Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 9
10. However, when the office (suddenly darkened / had suddenly darkened), everyone was stunned.

    Question

    A.

    suddenly darkened

    B.

    had suddenly darkened

    Using the Past Perfect Tense - Question 10