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Past Perfect Tense
A. Complete the following sentences using the trapassato prossimo of the verbs in parentheses.

  1. Loro avevano creduto i tuoi problemi. (They had believed your problems.)
  2. Tu non avevi mangiato ancora. (You had still not eaten.)
  3. Noi avevamo parlato a lungo. (We had spoken at length.)
  4. Io ero uscito per andare al cinema. (I had left to go to the cinema.)
  5. Io ero arrivato in ritardo. (I had arrived late.)
  6. Lo studente aveva finito l'esame. (The student had finished the exam.)
  7. Tu eri stato in Italia l'anno anteriore. (You had been in Italy the year before.)
  8. Voi avevate comprato i biglietti. (You had bought the tickets.)
  9. Noi avevamo deciso di non tornare. (We had decided not to return.)
  10. Luisa aveva scritto prima da noi. (Luisa had written before us.)


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