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WorksheetsPast perfect
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
When do we use the Past Perfect?
When we describe actions that took place at some time before now and continued for a period of time
When we show that something happened before another past event.
When we describe past actions that happened either at a specific time.
Which sentence is in Past Perfect?
They were drinking coffee when I arrived.
I watched TV last week.
When I came home, they had already eaten the meal.
I worked for three hours yesterday.
It is necessary to use the Past Perfect when we use Before and After.
True
False
Mary (a) (finish) the cake before the guests arrived.
In which time expression is more common to use the Past Perfect?
As soon as
Before
After
Afterwards
As soon as I finished my homework, my brother came to play with me.
Correct
Incorrect
Select the TWO correct answers
I arrived at school late but, luckily, I had noticed the teacher beforehand.
I finished my homework beforehand you.
We played videogames late at night and then we fell asleep afterwards.
Afterwards we finished classes, we went home.
We (a) (work) hard by the end of the summer.
I ________ my breakfast when the class started.
just had eaten
had just ate
had eaten just
had just eaten
My mom _________ the meal before my friends arrived.
has already cooked
had already cooked
had cooked already
already had cooked
Although I (a) (eat) in the morning, I was hungry at school.
Which tense is used to focus on the continuity and duration of an action or situation that started before a specific point in the past and continued until that point?
Present Perfect Countinuous
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Countinuous
(Present Perfect Continuous)
He (a) (work) for 2 years when his boss fired him.
He _______ the same girl for 1 year before he met his actual girlfriend.
had loved
has loved
had been loving
was loving
Even though she ________ all day, Jane didn’t pass the exam.
was studying
is studying
had been studying
has been studying
