Past Perfect Tense

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• I had gone to the store before it closed.

• She had visits her grandma last weekend.

• They had finished their homework before dinner.

• We had ran in the park yesterday.

Answer explanation

'Had finished' is the correct past perfect form to show completion before another past event. The other options are incorrect due to wrong verb forms.

Complete the sentence: By the time the bell rang, the students _____ their tests.

• had completed

• completed

• complete

• completes

Answer explanation

The past perfect tense 'had completed' shows the action was finished before the bell rang.

Identify the past perfect tense in this sentence: Before the sun rose, the hikers had reached the summit.

• the sun rose

• the hikers reached

• had reached

• Before the

Answer explanation

'Had reached' is the past perfect form indicating the action was completed before the sun rose.

True or False: The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This statement is true because the past perfect tense indicates an action completed before another action in the past.

Which of these sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?

• Before he left, he had packed his bags.

• She had seen the movie before.

• They had gone to the park yesterday.

• I had eaten my breakfast already.

Answer explanation

'Had packed' correctly uses the past perfect to show completion before leaving. Other sentences have correct forms but lack context indicating sequence.

Complete the sentence with the past perfect tense: The dog _____ the bone before we got home.

• had buried

• buried

• bury

• buries

Answer explanation

'Had buried' is the past perfect form showing the action was completed before we got home.

Choose the sentence that uses the past perfect tense correctly.

• By the time she arrived, he had left.

• He leaves before she arrived.

• He left by the time she had arrived.

• By the time she had arrived, he left.

Answer explanation

'Had left' correctly indicates an action completed before she arrived, fitting the past perfect usage.

Complete the sentence with the past perfect tense: After the storm, we discovered that the tree _____ down.

• had blown

• blown

• blew

• blow

Answer explanation

'Had blown' shows the action was completed before we discovered it, following the past perfect usage.

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: By the time we noticed, the ice cream _____.

• had melted

• melt

• melted

• melts

Answer explanation

The past perfect 'had melted' indicates the ice cream melted before we noticed.

Which sentence best demonstrates the past perfect tense?

• I had seen the movie twice before.

• They had finished their project by the deadline.

• We had gone to the concert last month.

• She had sung before the audience arrived.

Answer explanation

'Had finished' uses the past perfect tense correctly to indicate completion before the deadline.