WorksheetsPast Perfect Tense
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
When Yuka _______ washing the dishes, she _______ the TV on.
Finished, had turned
Turned, had finished
Had finished, turned
Had turned, finished
It was a very complicated movie, but I _______ it because I _______ the book.
Had understood, read
Read, had understood
Had read, understood
Understood, had read
Jim _______ sushi before he _______ to Japan.
Never ate, had come
Came, had never eaten
Had come, never ate
Had never eaten, came
Tony knew New York so well because he _____________(visit) the city several times.
Had visited
Have been visited
Had been visited
Has visit
Keyla _______ for two hours before she arrived.
was driving
has been driving
had been driven
had been driving
By the time the bell ..... , I ........the test.
rings/was finishing
rang/had finished
rang/was finished
had rung/had finished
What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?
has been
had been
was being
have been
What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?
-s
-ed
-ing
-er
The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.
that an event has finished.
that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.
habitual activities in the present.
the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.
Timothy _____ networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach.
had taken
have been taking
had been taking
could have taken
He .......................... Spanish before he went to Spain
learning
learned
has learned
had learned
By the time I got home, my mom (a) prepared a feast.
When Jonas opened the door he noticed somebody (a) (enter) his house.
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)
yes
no
