Using the Past Perfect Tense (1)

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 19.

example

Just when I thought I had it all figured out, life (threw, had thrown) me another curve ball.

a. threw

b. had thrown

  1. Question

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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: Before I (became, had become) a student at Hudson Valley Community College this fall, I had been a stay-at-home mother for nine years.
  2. Question

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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: I (thought, had thought) about going back to school ever since my sister got her degree in 2006.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: When my husband and I split up, I knew I could make a dramatic change in my life because I (saw, had seen) my sister making great strides in her own life over the past several years.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: I (was, had been) divorced for six months before I even began to apply to colleges.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: I (tried, had tried) during that whole time to get a job without going back to school, but that plan had not worked.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: The only jobs I (found, had found) didn’t even pay enough to cover my child-care expenses.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: Because I (worked, had worked) as a secretary before I quit to have kids, I decided to enter a program designed to prepare me for a job as an administrative assistant.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: When I (stopped, had stopped) working in 1991, I had never even used a computer.
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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: If I (knew, had known) that I would one day be a single mother, I would never have left the workforce.
  10. Question

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    Using the Past Perfect Tense (1) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct past perfect form of the verb.: On the other hand, I guess that if I (kept, had kept) working, I would never have gone to college.