WorksheetsPast Perfect
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 41mins

Some of the jury _______ the law before they worked in the court.
broke
had broken
The police ______ the suspect because he had left his fingerprints at the scene of the crime.
caught
had caught
Who _____ before she left home?
did the girl text
had the girl texted
The judge _______ angry because the defendant hadn't told the truth.
was
had been
When the police ________ at the bank, the robbers had already escaped in a car.
arrived
had arrived
The police couldn't arrest Andy, because they _______ any evidence against him.
didn't find
hadn't found
The men had ______ two luxury cars.
stole
stolen
He hadn't _____ to the police.
spoken
spoke
The motive had _____ obvious.
been
was
We hadn't ______ anything all day.
ate
eaten
Had the witness ______ evidence?
given
gave
The burglars had ______ fingerprints at the crime scene.
leave
left
The police had _______ the suspects.
interviewed
interviews
The police hadn't ________ the motive.
discover
discovered
Two witnesses had _______ the murder.
saw
seen
The victim hadn't _______ her attacker.
knew
known
We use the past perfect to refer to actions that happened _____ a specific time or another action in the past.
affirmative
before
negative
past participle
We form the past perfect with had and the _____ of the main verb.
affirmative
before
negative
past participle
We often use 'd (the short form of had) in the ______.
affirmative
before
negative
past participle
We ften use hadn't (the short form of had not) in the ______.
affirmative
before
negative
past participle
After the game the fans celebrated.
Their team ... the Super Bowl.
had won
has won
won
was winning
Kirsty rang at seven. We ... just ... our evening.
have ... finished
had ... finished
are ... finished
have been ... finished
We ... to the bus stop, but the bus had already gone.
are running
were running
ran
had run
We didn't watch the video because Amy ... it before.
had seen
saw
has seen
will see
I ... tired because I hadn't slept much.
was
were
had been
am
I .................................. a lot about her before I heard that she was safe.
has worried
had worry
have worried
had worried
I didn’t like the apartment. It was much smaller than I ………………….. at first.
had think
had thought
have thought
has think
He told us he ………………………….. a big tiger.
have seen
has seen
had seen
have see
They drank tea after they ………………………………. dinner.
had finish
had finished
has finished
have finished
She ………………………….. the pink apron and placed it in a table drawer when the door opened and Joe entered.
had folded
has folded
have folded
have fold
The teacher wanted to know why he …………………………….. a cellphone to school.
has bring
had bring
had brought
have brought
After he ………………………………. at the hospital for two years he decided to give up the job.
had work
has work
have worked
had worked
When I arrived at the party John …………….……….. home.
had went
had go
had gone
have gone
We waited until the match …………………………….. .
has end
has ended
had end
had ended
They …………………………… the room before the meeting finished.
had left
has left
have left
had leave
I ……………………………….. a new camera before I went to London.
has bought
had buy
had bought
have bought
…………. he …………….. her for a long time before they got married?
had / know
had / knew
had / known
has / known
When we got to the station the train …………………………....
had leave
had left
have left
has left
He …………………………. at a table by the window where he had a meal with Jane.
had sit
has sat
had sat
has sit
My friends ............................ letters to their parents before they went on vacations alone.
had wrote
had write
had written
has written
