Örnek Soru 1 kolay
Complete: By the time we arrived, they ___ the meeting.
- A) started
- B) had started
- C) were starting
- D) start
Doğru cevap: B) had started
Toplantı biz gelmeden önce başlamıştır; iki geçmiş olaydan önceki olan Past Perfect olan had started ile ifade edilir.
Örnek Soru 2 orta
Complete: She ___ her keys before she left the office.
- A) lost
- B) had lost
- C) was losing
- D) loses
Doğru cevap: B) had lost
Anahtarları kaybetme, ofisten ayrılmadan önce olmuştur; önceden biten olay için had lost kullanılır.
Örnek Soru 3 zor
Which sentence uses Past Perfect correctly?
- A) I had gone to the market yesterday and bought some bread.
- B) I had went to the market yesterday.
- C) I had go to the market yesterday.
- D) I had going to the market yesterday.
Doğru cevap: A) I had gone to the market yesterday and bought some bread.
had'ten sonra fiil V3 hâlinde olmalıdır; gone V3'tür ve cümlenin önceki olayı anlatan bağlamı da destekler.