Fill in the blanks with the past perfect form of verbs given within the brackets.
Prabhat ____ already ____ his homework before going to the badminton match. (finish)
Prabhat had already finished his homework before going to the badminton match.
Surya ____ basketball for years before joining the school's badminton team. (play)
Surya had played basketball for years before joining the school's badminton team.
By the time Prabhat arrived, Surya ____ already ____ several matches. (win)
By the time Prabhat arrived, Surya had already won several matches.
The new student, Surya, ____ Prabhat before coming to the school. (never meet)
The new student, Surya, had never met Prabhat before coming to the school.
Before the games period, Prabhat ____ badminton extensively. (practice)
Before the games period, Prabhat had practiced badminton extensively.
Explanation
(a) Past perfect of 'finish' is 'had finished' - the homework was completed before the past action of going to the match. (b) Past perfect of 'play' is 'had played' - playing basketball happened before joining the badminton team. (c) Past perfect of 'win' is 'had won' - winning matches occurred before Prabhat's arrival. (d) Past perfect negative of 'meet' is 'had never met' - not meeting happened before coming to school. (e) Past perfect of 'practice' is 'had practiced' - practicing happened before the games period.