Exercise to practice the Pretérito pluscuamperfecto.

1. Ya nos ____ cuando llamaron al teléfono. (salir/nosotros)

(We had already left when the telephone rang).

2. Nacho ____ de limpiar cuando Paula lo volvió a ensuciar todo. (terminar/ella)

(Nacho had already finished cleaning when Paula made a mess).

3. A pesar de que no ____ entrenar mucho, Laïla corrió la maratón. (poder/ella)

(Even though she hadn't been able to train much, Laïla run the marathon).

4. Sabía que mi amigo no ____ lo suficiente. (estudiar/ él)

(I knew that my friend hadn't studied enough)

5. Me dijo que el conserje no la ____. (saludar/ella)

(She told me that the concierge hadn't said hello to her)

6. Cuando llegué a casa, mi madre ya ____ (salir/ella)

(When I came back home, my mum had already left)

7. Nunca antes ____ tanto. (trabajar/yo)

(I had never worked that much).

8. La función ya ____ cuando llegamos al teatro. (empezar/ella)

(The show had already started when we arrived to the theatre).

9. Aunque ____ mucho, suspendieron el examen.  (estudiar/ellas)

(Even though they had studied a lot, they failed the test).

10. Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya ____ “Cumpleaños feliz”. (cantar/ellos)

(When I arrived to the party they had already sung "Happy birthday").