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Past Perfect Tense

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Yuka _______ washing the dishes, she _______ the TV on.

a)

Finished, had turned

b)

Turned, had finished

c)

Had finished, turned

d)

Had turned, finished

2.

It was a very complicated movie, but I _______ it because I _______ the book.

a)

Had understood, read

b)

Read, had understood

c)

Had read, understood

d)

Understood, had read

3.

Jim _______ sushi before he _______ to Japan.

a)

Never ate, had come

b)

Came, had never eaten

c)

Had come, never ate

d)

Had never eaten, came

4.

Tony knew New York so well because he _____________(visit) the city several times.

a)

Had visited

b)

Have been visited

c)

Had been visited

d)

Has visit

5.

Keyla _______ for two hours before she arrived.

a)

was driving

b)

has been driving

c)

had been driven

d)

had been driving

6.

By the time the bell ..... , I ........the test.

a)

rings/was finishing

b)

rang/had finished

c)

rang/was finished

d)

had rung/had finished

7.

What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?

a)

has been

b)

had been

c)

was being

d)

have been

8.

What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?

a)

-s

b)

-ed

c)

-ing

d)

-er

9.

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.

a)

that an event has finished.

b)

that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.

c)

habitual activities in the present.

d)

the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.

10.

Timothy _____ networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach.

a)

had taken

b)

have been taking

c)

had been taking

d)

could have taken

11.

He .......................... Spanish before he went to Spain

a)

learning

b)

learned

c)

has learned

d)

had learned

12.

By the time I got home, my mom (a)   prepared a feast.

13.

When Jonas opened the door he noticed somebody (a)   (enter) his house.

14.

We use "had + verb in participle" to talk about actions that happened BEFORE another action in the past.

(eg: She had seen the robber before he saw her)

a)

yes

b)

no