Past Perfect Tense Quiz

Past perfect is ​the form of a verb that expresses an action completed ___ a particular point in the ____, formed in English with had and the past participle.

• before, present

• after, present

• before, past

• after, past

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

The plane had ___ by the time I got to the airport.

• leave

• leaves

• left

• leaven

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Athirah had ___ at the station before it got dark.

• arriving

• arrive

• arrived

• arrival

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Damia __ finished her work yesterday.

• had no

• had not

• has not

• have not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

If Farah had __ her chance to go to the concert before, she would ______ Arctic Monkeys live for the first time now.

• grab, had seen

• grab, had see

• grabbed, have seen

• grabbed, had seen

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Choose the correct form for each questions.

I. Had Helmey not joined the Google Meet before it started?

• had + subject + not + past participle

• had + past participle + subject

• had + not + past participle + subject

• had + subject + past participle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

II. Had Syakir promised to treat his groupmates Starbucks?

• had + subject + not + past participle

• had + past participle + subject

• had + not + past participle + subject

• had + subject + past participle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

It is important to learn past perfect tense as it functions in many ways but the two most common functions are during:

i. a formal conversation (for fluent use)

ii. for starters of English

iii. for media uses (movies, music)

iv. to seem intellectual (viewed by others as smart)

• i and ii

• i and iii

• ii and iv

• ii and iii

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Past perfect tense is known as the tense where it refers to ______

• A time later than now

• A time later than before now

• A time earlier than now

• A time earlier than before now

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

She ____ in China before moving to Thailand

• had lived

• liven

• did live

• have live

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B