Past Perfect Tense Task 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the past perfect (had + past participle form of the verb). Example: They _________ (eat) dinner before father arrived. Answer: had eaten 1. They ________ (finish) answering the questions before the bell rang. * 1 point Your answer 2. When Matthew arrived at home, his wife ________ (cook) the meal. * 1 point Your answer 3. Our boss ________ (make) the decision before the management changed their mind. * 1 point Your answer 4. Before Darcy entered the competition, she ________ (practice) for two months. * 1 point Your answer 5. The students _________ (write) the report, but the teacher made them do it again. * 1 point Your answer 6. I ________ (print) the report before he gave me the updates. * 1 point Your answer 7. Simon ________ (take) a shower before the guest arrived for the party. * 1 point Your answer 8. The thief ________ (jump) out of the window by the time I opened the door. * 1 point Your answer 9. Jennifer __________ (buy) the house before the market crashed. * 1 point Your answer 10. Mrs. Reid __________ (work) for the company for 30 years when she retired last year. * 1 point Your answer 11. He joined the army after he __________ (graduate) to the university. * 1 point Your answer 12. He _________ (leave) the office before she reached there. * 1 point Your answer 13. The thief _________ (escape) before the police arrived. * 1 point Your answer 14. The movie _________ (start) when we reached the theater. * 1 point Your answer 15. The doctor arrived after the patient _________ (die). * 1 point Your answer