Using Had in Sentences Grammar Questions
Joe:Oh, no! The printer still isn’t working! It (not, work) for two days!
Bob:Don’t worry. (already, call, I) the repairman. He’s on his way.
Joe:When (call, you) him?
Bob:About ten minutes ago. I got him on his cell phone. He (just, leave) his shop.
Complete the sentences. Choose the correct completion.
1Alice: Nancy, have you heard? My sister’s company ________ (just give) her a big promotion! Now she’s a vice president!
had just given
has just given
has just been giving
had just been giving
2Nancy: That’s great. She deserves it. ________ hard for the company for a few years now, right?
She worked
She works
She’s been working
She had worked
3Alice: Yes, for three years. Before she started working there, she ________ as assistant to the marketing director at a small company for a while.
had worked
has been working
has worked
is working
4Nancy: What’s her title now?
Alice: Vice president in charge of advertising. ________ three award-winning ad campaigns so far.
She’s been designing
She’d designed
She’d been designing
She’s designed
5Nancy: I’m not surprised. ________ very creative ever since she was a child.
She’d always been
She’s always been
She was
She is
6Alice: Right. As a child, she ________ lots of prizes for her drawings, remember?
won
has been winning
had been winning
has won
