Test on Past Perfect

Group A 

Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect or the simple past)

1. The storm (destroy)  the house that they had built .
2. The children (clean)  the blackboard they had used to do the mathematics exercise.
3. When she went out to play, she (do / already) her homework.
4. She (eat)  all of the food that we had made .
5. He took off the jacket he (put on) before.

Group B

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct tense (past perfect simple or continuous.)

1. I (try)  to get tickets for that play for months before my friend finally got them.
2. When I arrived at the theater, my friend (pick, already) up the tickets.
3. He was really angry because he (wait) for more than half an hour when I arrived.
4. When the play started, I (already, apologize) to my friend.
5. We (watch)  the play when the lights went off.