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Past perfect

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When do we use the Past Perfect?

a)

When we describe actions that took place at some time before now and continued for a period of time

b)

When we show that something happened before another past event.

c)

When we describe past actions that happened either at a specific time.

2.

Which sentence is in Past Perfect?

a)

They were drinking coffee when I arrived.

b)

I watched TV last week.

c)

When I came home, they had already eaten the meal.

d)

I worked for three hours yesterday.

3.

It is necessary to use the Past Perfect when we use Before and After.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Mary (a)   (finish) the cake before the guests arrived.

5.

In which time expression is more common to use the Past Perfect?

a)

As soon as

b)

Before

c)

After

d)

Afterwards

6.

As soon as I finished my homework, my brother came to play with me.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

7.

Select the TWO correct answers

a)

I arrived at school late but, luckily, I had noticed the teacher beforehand.

b)

I finished my homework beforehand you.

c)

We played videogames late at night and then we fell asleep afterwards.

d)

Afterwards we finished classes, we went home.

8.

We (a)   (work) hard by the end of the summer.

9.

I ________ my breakfast when the class started.

a)

just had eaten

b)

had just ate

c)

had eaten just

d)

had just eaten

10.

My mom _________ the meal before my friends arrived.

a)

has already cooked

b)

had already cooked

c)

had cooked already

d)

already had cooked

11.

Although I (a)   (eat) in the morning, I was hungry at school.

12.

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?

a)

Present Perfect Countinuous

b)

Past Perfect Continuous

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Past Countinuous

13.

(Present Perfect Continuous)


He (a)   (work) for 2 years when his boss fired him.

14.

He _______ the same girl for 1 year before he met his actual girlfriend.

a)

had loved

b)

has loved

c)

had been loving

d)

was loving

15.

Even though she ________ all day, Jane didn’t pass the exam.

a)

was studying

b)

is studying

c)

had been studying

d)

has been studying