Verbs Perfect Tense

By the time she arrived, I _________ breakfast.

• have eaten

• had eaten

• will have eaten

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had eaten' because it indicates that the action of eating breakfast was completed before the arrival of the person.

He _________ that movie before we watched it together.

• has not seen

• had not seen

• will not have seen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had not seen' because the sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another past action. Therefore, 'had not seen' is the appropriate form.

How many times _________ you _________ to Japan in the past five years?

• Have / been

• Had / been

• Will have / been

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Have / been' because the question is referring to the past five years, which requires the present perfect tense 'have been' to indicate multiple visits within that time frame.

By the end of this year, I _________ Japan twice.

• have visited

• had visited

• will have visited

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have visited' because it indicates a future action that will be completed before the end of the year.

She _________ her homework before we went out to play.

• has already finished

• had already finished

• will have already finished

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had already finished' because the past perfect tense is used to indicate an action completed before another past action, which fits the context of the sentence.

They _________ in this city for five years by next June.

• have lived

• had lived

• will have lived

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will have lived' because it indicates a future action that will be completed before a specific time in the future, which is next June.

He _________ from his trip just before we arrived at the airport.

• has just returned

• had just returned

• will have just returned

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had just returned' because the past perfect tense is used to indicate an action completed before another past action, which fits the context of the sentence.

We _________ that movie three times already.

• have seen

• had seen

• will have seen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have seen' because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present. 'Have seen' is the correct form for this tense.

I _________ my mom before my English class started last week.

• have called

• had called

• will have called

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had called' because the action of calling the mom occurred before the English class started last week, indicating past perfect tense.

My parents _________ their house long before they got married.

• have bought

• had bought

• will have bought

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had bought' because the action of buying the house occurred before another past event (getting married). The past perfect tense is used to show this sequence of events.