ELA Practice- Perfect Tense Verbs, Inference, etc.

Write the correct perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The opening act continue for at least 30 minutes. (present perfect)

• continues

• had continued

• has continued

• will continue

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Write the correct perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The bypass construction take several months to complete (past perfect).

• takes

• took

• has taken

• had taken

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Write the correct perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

Overflowing rivers flood a large part of the county (present perfect).

• have flooded

• will have flooded

• had flooded

• flooded

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Write the correct perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The long journey to the West Coast begin (present perfect).

• had begun

• has began

• had began

• has begun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Write the correct perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.

The tree fall more than 60 feet onto the rocks below (past perfect).

• had falled

• had fallen

• fell

• have fallen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Before their fossils _____, we knew nothing about dinosaurs.

• had discovering
• had discover
• had been discovered
• was discovered

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Sabrina had felt uneasy before she went out onto the stage.

• past perfect
• present perfect
• future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

After today, I will have forgotten my keys everyday this week.

• past perfect

• present perfect

• future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Jordan revised the essay that he had written last month.

• present perfect

• past perfect

• future perfect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the perfect verb phrase:

You will have known your teacher for a long time after this school year.

• your teacher

• for a long time

• will have known

• after this school year

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D