Past SIMPLE and Past PERFECT Tenses

Which of the following is in the PAST SIMPLE tense?

• Typhoon Jolina weakens as of today.

• We will be going to the mall.

• We had been waiting for this!

• I heard a loud crash from the kitchen.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

How do we form the PAST PERFECT tense?

• Add -d or -ed to the verb.

• Add had + the past participle of the verb

• Change the spelling of the verb.

• Add -s or -es to the base form of the verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Is the sentence correct: "I went to the park before I did my homework"?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Is the sentence correct: "My family and I had bought some new appliances before we installed them in the house earlier"?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Is the sentence correct: "Carla had experienced the best time of her life when she had won the competition"?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Our class was held in the auditorium; prior to that, we (go) (a)   to the cafeteria.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

My friends (wake) (a)   early before they climbed a mountain.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

After they (eat) (a)   , they went to the mall.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

I (remember) (a)   that you had worn that dress several times before.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

After they had fought, they (say) (a)   sorry to each other.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B