Worksheetspast perfect simple
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
When I arrived at the party, Sally .......
has already gone
went
had already gone
By lunchtime, I ..........a text message to a friend
had send
had sent
have sent
Yesterday, I ......TV before I .....my homework
had watched / finished
had watched / had finished
watched / had finished
Before I ....at school today, I ...breakfast
had arrived / had
arrived / had
arrived / had had
By midnight, everyone ...about the schocking news
had hear
had heard
had heart
She ...lunch by noon
had ate
had eaten
ate
I .....a telescope until that day
had never used
had never usen
used
The lesson ....when I ....at class
started / had arrived
had started / arrived
started / arrived
They ....the snow before they visited Sweden
didn't see
hadn't seen
hadn't saw
When they ...the missing boy, they could see he ..a lot of weight
found/ lost
had found / lost
found / had lost
Before she entered the room the man....
saw her
had seen her
have saw her
have seed her
It was all wet, it ________ that morning.
had rain
had the rained
had rained
had raining
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)
NO
YES
"She had seen the robber before he saw her"
'Before' is a time expression and also:
by the time
when
after
a penguin
By the time I got home, my mom (a) prepared a feast.
When Jonas opened the door he noticed somebody (a) (enter) his house.
By the time my dad got home the dog (a) already died.
Jonas had entered the house before he texted his mom.
Jonas first texted his mom, then he entered the house
Jonas first entered the house, then he texted his mom
first one action happened, then the other
both actions happened at the same time
Yesterday, you've done two actions, one after the other, can you put them in a sentence using the past perfect?
eg: "By the time I turned on the tv my show had already ended"
Which is the correct past perfect question form?
Had my father talked to you before you goed to school?
Had my mom seen my dog before it disappeared?
My mom had seen me, hadn't she?
Had I seen the doctor when it be the time?
"His dog escaped because he hadn't left the gate open."
correct, because the dog escaped. It makes sense
incorrect: "... he had left" makes more sense
She hadn't finished her homework by 10 o'clock.
She finished her homework before 10
She didn't finish her homework on time
After this quiz Past Perfect is a little less complicated, right?
Not really
Yes!
Can I play again?
Will this be on the test?
Frogs
After Fred ________ his holiday in Italy he ______ to learn Italian.
has spent / wantied
haved / want
had spent / wanted
spent / had spent
Jill ________ Dad at work before she _______ for her trip.
hasn't phoned / leave
has phones / left
had phoned / leave
had phoned / left
Susan turned on the radio after she had (a) the dishes.
When she ________ the match ______ already ________ .
arrived / had / started
arrived / had / startid
arrives / had / startted
arrived / had / started
fter the man ____________ home he ______ the cat.
had not / feeds
hasn't comed / fed
had come / fed
hadn't came / feed
She watched a video after the children had gone to bed.
watched / hads gone
watchied / had gone
watched / has goes
watched / had gone
The past perfect simple is used to
past events in the order in which they occured.
Sequence events in the past to show which event happened first.
You just want to tell what happened some time in the past or do you want to tell what had happened before/up to a certain time in the past? what to use?
Simple Past and Past Perfect
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Simple past
Past Perfect
Before they ______(start) the party, they _________-(invite) some friends.
start / invites
started / have invited
started / had invited
start / has invited
I (a) very tired because I had studied too much.
She ....just ...... to watch TV when the power went off.
has started
had started
started
was started
He had lived in Edinburgh for 2 years before he ..... to Glasgow.
moves
had moved
has moved
moved
I .... her for 3 years until I met her at last.
saw
didn't see
hadn't seen
wouldn't see
He .... his leg in a skiing accident last year.
broke
has broken
had broken
breaks
After we .... all the sandwiches we decided not to have any sweets.
ate
were eating
had eaten
eat
I ... to Disneyland in 2002.
have been
will go
went
had gone
After they ..... the tickets, they met at the entrance.
bought
had bought
have bought
will buy
The kids ... a ride after they had had enough rest.
had taken
take
took
tooked
When we reached home, they ...already.....eating.
have started
didn't start
did start
had started
Jim noticed in horror that he .... his passport.
had lost
lost
didn't lose
loses
Mary told me that she ..... that film 2 years before.
had seen
saw
was watching
watched
James asked me if I .... ever..... to India.
will travel
have travelled
had travelled
don't travel
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
I ……………….………………… off the lights when the telephone rang.
have turned
had turn
have turned
had turned
…………. he …………….. her for a long time before they got married?
had / know
had / knew
had / known
has / known
He drove down the hotel where they ……………………. their honeymoon years ago.
had spent
has spent
have spent
had spend
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
I ...................... to that song before it became popular.
has listened
had listen
has listen
had listened
My dad ....................... to Rome before he took the whole family there.
has traveled
has travel
had traveled
had travel
He had to go to work by bus because his car ………………. down.
had broken
had broke
has break
has broken
