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Past perfect review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which word is key to use when writing the past perfect verb tense?

a)

had

b)

have

c)

has

d)

none

2.

We use the past perfect tense to talk or write about

a)

the past

b)

the past before another event in the past

c)

the best parts of the past

d)

the past after another event in the past

3.

Complete the sentence:

'Years before, he _________ (to be) working as an accountant, but in 2018, he worked as a waiter.

a)

had to be

b)

has been

c)

has to be

d)

had been

4.

Complete the sentence:

'Mica and Yin (stop) going to the library after the construction began.'

a)

have stopped

b)

were stopping

c)

had stopped

d)

has stopped

5.

To make a past perfect tense negative, which word would you add?

a)

not

b)

never

c)

no

d)

none

6.

Identify the past perfect:

'She had not remembered to visit her grandma before going to Canada.'

a)

had not

b)

remembered

c)

not remembered

d)

had not remembered

7.

Complete with the negative past perfect:

'Ashley ________(know) how to roller skate before the trip.'

a)

had known

b)

had not known

c)

had never known

d)

had unknown

8.

Complete the sentence:

'We ________ (enjoy) the movie until the power went out!'

a)

had not enjoyed

b)

had enjoyed

c)

enjoyed

d)

not enjoyed

9.

Complete the sentence:

'When I arrived at the cinema, the film _____ already ______'

a)

- / started

b)

has / started

c)

had / started

d)

starts

10.

'She _______ (live) in China before she ______ (go) to Thailand.'

a)

lived / had gone

b)

had lived / went

11.

After they _______ (eat) the sandwich, they_______ (begin) to feel sick.

a)

ate / had begun

b)

had eaten / begun

c)

has eaten / began

d)

had eaten / began

12.

He ______ (meet) her somewhere before.

a)

met

b)

had met

c)

meeted

d)

meet

13.

We ______ (be) late for the plane because we ______ (forget) our passports.

a)

had been / forgot

b)

were / had forgotten

c)

are / forgot

d)

were / forgotten

14.

She _______ (tell) me she _______ (study) a lot before the exam.

a)

tells / studies

b)

had told / studied

c)

told / had studied

d)

tells / studies

15.

The lights _______ (go) off because we _______ (not pay) the electricity bill.

a)

went / hadn't paid

b)

had gone / didn't pay

c)

went / didn't pay

d)

had gone / hadn't paid