Past Perfect Tense

Which action happened first?

I left the house after the rain had stopped.

• rain stopped

• left the house

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which action happened first?

By the time Anna arrived at the party, everyone had gone home.

• Everyone went home

• Anna arrived

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

He told us he ………………………….. a big tiger.

• have seen

• has seen

• had seen

• have see

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

They drank tea after they ………………………………. dinner.

• had finish

• had finished

• has finished

• have finished

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I .................................. a lot about her before I heard that she was safe.

• has worried

• had worry

• have worried

• had worried

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I didn’t like the apartment. It was much smaller than I ………………….. at first.

• had think

• had thought

• have thought

• has think

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Betty’s plants died because....

• she had not water them.

• she have not watered them.

• she had watered them.

• she hadn’t watered them.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence in the past perfect tense.

I gobbled up the spaghetti my mom ........... (cook)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence in the past perfect tense.

I didn't say anything until she ................ talking. (finish)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence in the past perfect tense:

By the time the bell rang, Peter ............... only two words on his worksheet. (write)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D