Past Perfect prepositions etc time expressions gapfill
Put one word into each gap below. The same word can often be used more than once.
I had been there ________________ 3 years ____________________________ I Ieft.
I had seen it all ______________________________ the time my replacement arrived.
Had you ______________________________________________ seen one of those?
I had never done that ___________________________________________________.
We had been robbed seven times _______________________________ three weeks.
I had been there __________________________________________________ 1987.
I had never heard of it _______________________ my brother mentioned it in a letter.
______________________________ we landed, I had been waiting for several hours.
______________________________________ the previous flight, I had fallen asleep.
She was tired. She had been writing ________________________________ morning.
She dried the dishes. She had washed them ______________________ the morning.
I was sure I had seen him the day _______________________________________.
My father had spoken to him the ____________________________________ week.
He had been stealing from his employers _____________________________ years.
She had arrived in Paris ________________________________________ morning.
We had had the same idea _________________________________ the same time.
We told each other what we had done ____________________ the past seven years.
__________ he had tried on six pairs of shoes, he decided he liked the first ones best.
Use the mixed answers under the fold to help. Some words can be used more than once.
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after at before by
during ever for from
in previous since that
until when
Suggested answers
I had been there ________for________ 3 years ________when_______________ I Ieft.
I had seen it all ______________by________________ the time my replacement arrived.
Had you ________________________ever___________________ seen one of those?
I had never done that ____________before____________________________________.
We had been robbed seven times _________in______________________ three weeks.
I had been there _________________in/ since/ from/ until____________________ 1987.
I had never heard of it ____until___________________ my brother mentioned it in a letter.
___When______________________ we landed, I had been waiting for several hours.
________________During___________________ the previous flight, I had fallen asleep.
She was tired. She had been writing ____________since_________________ morning.
She dried the dishes. She had washed them __________in____________ the morning.
I was sure I had seen him the day ____________________before___________________.
My father had spoken to him the __________________previous_____________ week.
He had been stealing from his employers ____________for_________________ years.
She had arrived in Paris _________________________that_______________ morning.
We had had the same idea ________________________at_________ the same time.
We told each other what we had done _____________for_______ the past seven years.
__When/ After__ he had tried on six pairs of shoes, he decided he liked the first ones best.
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