Past Perfect Tense Verbs

This video tutorial explains verbs and their forms, focusing on the past perfect tense. It covers how the past perfect tense is formed and used, providing examples to illustrate its application. The tutorial also includes practice exercises for identifying past perfect verbs in sentences.

What does the tense of a verb indicate?

• The subject of the verb

• The object of the verb

• The time of the action

• The form of the verb

Which of the following is NOT a perfect verb tense?

• Future perfect

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

• Continuous perfect

How is the past perfect tense formed?

• By combining 'will' with the past participle

• By combining 'has' with the past participle

• By combining 'had' with the past participle

• By combining 'have' with the past participle

In the sentence 'Walt had changed his clothes before going to hockey practice,' what does the past perfect tense indicate?

• Walt changed his clothes after hockey practice

• Walt changed his clothes during hockey practice

• Walt changed his clothes before hockey practice

• Walt did not change his clothes

What is the role of past perfect tense in the sentence 'I had saved for an entire year before buying my first car'?

• To show an action that happened before another past action

• To show an action that is happening now

• To show an action that happened after another past action

• To show an action that will happen in the future

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• She has gone to the store.

• They will have finished by noon.

• I am going to the park.

• He had eaten before the meeting.

Why is it important to recognize the past perfect tense in reading?

• It shows hypothetical situations

• It helps identify future actions

• It indicates present actions

• It clarifies the sequence of past events