Perfect Tense Practice

1. Which sentence uses the past perfect tense?

• A. Megan had eaten breakfast when her friend knocked on the door.

• B. Shane will have been working on the project for three hours at 6 o'clock.

• C. I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.

• D. Do you have any homework tonight?

2. Which sentence uses the future perfect tense?

• A. Candy has always been my favorite food.

• B. Candy had always been my favorite food, until I tried ice cream.

• C. Have you had any candy this week?

• D. Megan will not have had any candy for a week if she makes it through tonight.

3. Which sentence uses the present perfect tense?

• A. By the time Jack has his performance, he will have practiced ten days in a row.

• B. He had not practiced at all before yesterday.

• C. Have you practiced the piano yet today?

• D. Jenna practices the piano five days a week.

4. Which sentence uses the present perfect tense?

• A. Have you eaten dinner yet?

• B. Will you have eaten dinner when you arrive?

• C. Had you eaten dinner before you arrived?

• D. What do you want for dinner?

5. Which sentence uses the past perfect tense?

• A. By the time you finish this class, you will have learned the names of all the countries in Europe.

• B. We learned the names of all the countries in Europe in that class.

• C. They had learned the names of all the countries in Europe two years ago.

• D. We have learned the names of all the countries in Europe.

6. Which sentence uses the future perfect tense?

• A. How many swim meets will you have competed in by the end of the season?

• B. How many swim meets had you been to this year before this one?

• C. How many swim meets have you been to this year?

• D. How many swim meets do you have this year?

7. Which sentence uses the present perfect tense?

• A. There have been earthquakes in Iowa.

• B. California will have had a light year for earthquakes if the present trend continues through the rest of the year.

• C. Had there ever been an earthquake in Iowa before last year?

• D. I didn't know that earthquakes occur in so many states.

8. Which sentence uses the past perfect tense?

• A. You had grown three inches between your ninth and tenth birthdays.

• B. If you keep going at this pace, you will have grown three inches in the past year!

• C. My, how you've grown!

• D. You grew three inches taller last year alone!

9. What perfect tense is used in this sentence?

Jennifer had been watching the game until her friend came to the door.

• A. Past Perfect

• B. Present Perfect

• C. Future Perfect

• D. None

10. What perfect tense is used in this sentence?

Nobody has been in that old abandoned house for year.

• A. Past Perfect

• B. Present Perfect

• C. Future Perfect

• D. None