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Past Perfect Part I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some of the jury _______ the law before they worked in the court.

a)

broke

b)

had broken

2.

The police ______ the suspect because he had left his fingerprints at the scene of the crime.

a)

caught

b)

had caught

3.

The judge _______ angry because the defendant hadn't told the truth.

a)

was

b)

had been

4.

When the police ________ at the bank, the robbers had already escaped in a car.

a)

arrived

b)

had arrived

5.

The police couldn't arrest Andy, because they _______ any evidence against him.

a)

didn't find

b)

hadn't found

6.

The men had ______ two luxury cars.

a)

stole

b)

stolen

7.

He hadn't _____ to the police.

a)

spoken

b)

spoke

8.

The motive had _____ obvious.

a)

been

b)

was

9.

We hadn't ______ anything all day.

a)

ate

b)

eaten

10.

Had the witness ______ evidence?

a)

given

b)

gave

11.

The burglars had ______ fingerprints at the crime scene.

a)

leave

b)

left

12.

The police had _______ the suspects.

a)

interviewed

b)

interviews

13.

The police hadn't ________ the motive.

a)

discover

b)

discovered

14.

Two witnesses had _______ the murder.

a)

saw

b)

seen

15.

The victim hadn't _______ her attacker.

a)

knew

b)

known

16.

We use the past perfect to refer to actions that happened _____ a specific time or another action in the past.

a)

affirmative

b)

before

c)

negative

d)

past participle

17.

We form the past perfect with had and the _____ of the main verb.

a)

affirmative

b)

before

c)

negative

d)

past participle

18.

We often use 'd (the short form of had) in the ______.

a)

affirmative

b)

before

c)

negative

d)

past participle

19.

We ften use hadn't (the short form of had not) in the ______.

a)

affirmative

b)

before

c)

negative

d)

past participle

20.

When I was 5 years old, I ____________ (learn) how to read.

a)

had learned already

b)

learn

c)

had already learned