Question 1
By the time the manager arrived, I _____ the report.
Options: finished, had finished, have finished
Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Perfect forms. Consider what tasks you had completed before the meeting at work. Click on each blank and choose the right answer from the dropdown.
Question 1
By the time the manager arrived, I _____ the report.
Options: finished, had finished, have finished
Question 2
She _____ three clients before lunch.
Options: had met, has met, met
Question 3
_____ you _____ the presentation before the boss asked for it?
Options: Did, Have, Had, prepared, prepare, preparing
Question 4
When I checked my inbox, my assistant _____ all the urgent emails.
Options: already answered, had already answered, has already answered
Question 5
We couldn't find the files because someone _____ them in the wrong folder.
Options: saved, had saved, has saved
Question 6
He _____ the sales figures to the client yet when the meeting started.
Options: hadn't sent, hasn't sent, didn't send
Question 7
The receptionist told me that my colleague _____ for the day.
Options: left, had left, has left
Question 8
How many contracts _____ before the end of the quarter?
Options: had they signed, they signed, have they signed
Question 9
The office was empty because everyone _____ home early.
Options: went, had gone, has gone
Question 10
My supervisor asked if I _____ the training course.
Options: completed, had completed, have completed
Question 11
They _____ the new software before the system upgrade.
Options: hadn't tested, haven't tested, didn't test
Question 12
The IT department _____ the problem before we even reported it.
Options: fixed, had fixed, have fixed
Practise Past Perfect - A Day at Work with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Past Perfect - A Day at Work in everyday English.
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