Using the Past Perfect Tense (2)

1. Question

   When my grandfather retired at the age of seventy, he (to hold) many different jobs.

   A.

   held

   B.

   had held

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: When my grandfather retired at the age of seventy, he (to hold) many different jobs.

2. Question

   By the time he was fifteen years old, he (to drop out) of school and was working full-time at a pizzeria.

   A.

   dropped

   B.

   had dropped

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: By the time he was fifteen years old, he (to drop out) of school and was working full-time at a pizzeria.

3. Question

   Before taking the job at the pizzeria, though, he (to be) a tailor at the shop across the street.

   A.

   had been

   B.

   was

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: Before taking the job at the pizzeria, though, he (to be) a tailor at the shop across the street.

4. Question

   By the time he married my grandmother at the age of eighteen, he (to work) at four different restaurants and bakeries.

   A.

   worked

   B.

   had worked

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: By the time he married my grandmother at the age of eighteen, he (to work) at four different restaurants and bakeries.

5. Question

   Each time he left a job it was because he (to figure out) that there would be a better wage at another one.

   A.

   figured out

   B.

   had figured out

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: Each time he left a job it was because he (to figure out) that there would be a better wage at another one.

6. Question

   By the time my uncle was born, my grandfather (to realize) that he was going to have to try something else yet again in order to support his rapidly growing family.

   A.

   had realized

   B.

   realized

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: By the time my uncle was born, my grandfather (to realize) that he was going to have to try something else yet again in order to support his rapidly growing family.

7. Question

   His own father (to manage) grocery stores for a living, and he decided to give that kind of job a try.

   A.

   had managed

   B.

   managed

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: His own father (to manage) grocery stores for a living, and he decided to give that kind of job a try.

8. Question

   The grocery store business was very good to him, and by the time he moved to Florida forty years later he (to receive) more than twenty-five promotions and raises.

   A.

   received

   B.

   had received

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: The grocery store business was very good to him, and by the time he moved to Florida forty years later he (to receive) more than twenty-five promotions and raises.

9. Question

   My grandfather always says that what he wishes he (to learn) earlier is that there is often more to gain from sticking with one job than from bouncing around.

   A.

   learned

   B.

   had learned

   Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: My grandfather always says that what he wishes he (to learn) earlier is that there is often more to gain from sticking with one job than from bouncing around.

10. Question

    I’m not sure that this is always true, though, and I might not have found the great job I have now if I (not to try) a couple of other ones first.

    A.

    did not try

    B.

    had not tried

    Using the Past Perfect Tense (2) - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the verb.: I’m not sure that this is always true, though, and I might not have found the great job I have now if I (not to try) a couple of other ones first.