Adverbs with the Past Perfect

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Use: "just + stop"

We got out of the theater at nine. The rain .


Use: "already + tell"

Jane: Why didn't you tell Michael about the party?
Joan: I him.


Use: "just + get"

Jim: Did Carol call you this morning?
Tim: Yes, I up.


Use: "already + finish"

Liz: When you got to Richard and Stephanie's house, were they still
having dinner?
Amy: No, they .


Use: "already + take"

I was hungry, but when I went to the kitchen to get a piece of pie,
someone it all.


Use: "not + correct"

Liz: Did the teacher talk to you about your grade on the last test?
Sue: No. I asked him, but he it yet.


Use: "not + hear"

Kevin: You saw Jennifer last night. What did she think of the news
about the new building?
David: She about it yet.


Use: "not + happen"

Brian: Was Melissa badly hurt when her car hit the tree?
Jason: I don't know. When I saw her, the accident yet.


Use: "change"

Last summer I went home for the first time in two years. When
I saw my grandfather, he a lot.


Use: "already + leave"

Bob: Did you dance with Jessica at the party Saturday?
Jim: No, I couldn't. By the time I got there, she .


Use: "forget"

Sara: Did you find out the name of the person who telephoned?
Lisa: When I asked my grandmother, she .


Use: "just + move"

Bob: Did Sara ever live in New York?
Ron: Yes, she there when I met her.


Use: "help"

Eric: Do you think you'll get a better grade this semester?
John: I think so. Janice me a lot before the last test.


Use: "read"

Diane: Did you understand "Hamlet"?
Linda: Pretty well. Before I saw it, I the whole play.


Use: "see"

Diane: Did you understand "Hamlet"?
Randy: Not too well. After we it, my friend had to
explain the whole play to me.


Use: "sell"

Joe: Did Richard sell his car?
Dan: Yes, and after he it, he bought a motorcycle.


Use: "go"

Gwen: Christine was a good friend of yours, wasn't she?
Anne: Yes, but I never saw her again after she to Europe.


Use: "make"

Karen: Were you busy in the kitchen while the guests were here?
Kathy: No, I the dinner before they came.


Use: "just + eat"

The Smiths came to see us last night. We when they
arrived.


Use: "eat"

The Smiths came over to our house last night. We
dinner together before we went to the movies.