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Year 3 - Past Perfect

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Yesterday a boy (destroy) the snowman that we (build) .
a)
destroyed / had built
b)
had destroyed / built
2.
Jimmy (tell) us about the film that he (see) .
a)
told / had seen
b)
had told/ saw
3.
He (sing) a song that I (hear / never) before.
a)
sung / had never heard
b)
sang / had never heard
4.
We (find) the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) .
a)
had found / lost
b)
found / had lost
5.
Cathrine (open) the window that I (close / just) .
a)
had opened / just closed
b)
opened / had just closed
6.
'before that day' is a signal word for ...
a)
Past Perfect
b)
Simple Past
7.

Jill ______ (to phone) Dad at work before she ______ (to leave) for her trip.

a)

phoned, had left

b)

had phoned, left

c)

phoned, left

d)

had phoned, had left

8.

After Fred ______ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ______ (to want) to learn Italian.

a)

spent, wanted

b)

had spend, wanted

c)

had spent, wanted

d)

spend, had wanted

9.

I ______ (to be) very tired because I ______ (to study) too much.

a)

were, had studied

b)

had been, studied

c)

was, studied

d)

was, had studied

10.

After Eric ______ (to make) breakfast he ______ (to phone) his friend.

a)

had made, phoned

b)

made, phoned

c)

made, had phoned

d)

had made, had phoned

11.

She ______ (to watch) a video after the children ______ (to go) to bed.

a)

had watched, had gone

b)

watched, had gone

c)

watched, went

d)

had watched, went

12.

When she ______ (to arrive) the match ______ already ______ (to start).

a)

had arrived, started

b)

arrived, started

c)

had arrived, had started

d)

arrived, had started

13.

After the man ______ (to come) home he ______ (to feed) the cat.

a)

had come, feeded

b)

came, had fed

c)

came, had feeded

d)

had come, fed

14.

Before he ______ (to sing) a song he ______ (to play) the guitar.

a)

sang, played

b)

had sung, had played

c)

sang, had played

d)

had sung, played

15.

Susan ______ (to turn on) the radio after she ______ (to wash) the dishes.

a)

turned on, had washed

b)

had turned on, had washed

c)

had turned on, washed

d)

turned on, washed

16.

They ______ (to ride) their bikes before they ______ (to meet) their friends.

a)

rode, had met

b)

had ridden, met

c)

rode, met

d)

had ridden, had met

17.

Past simple vs. Past Perfect:

They .............. (look) happy, because they ................. (decide) to get a dog.

a)

looked, had decided

b)

had looked, decided

c)

looked, decided

18.

Past simple vs. Past Perfect:

Guusje .......................... (be) angry, because she ........................ (make) a mistake.

a)

had been, made

b)

were, had made

c)

was, had made

19.

Past simple vs. Past Perfect:

When I ............................ (finish) school, I ......................... (begin) to feel sick.

a)

had finished, begun

b)

had finished, began

c)

finished, had begun

20.

Past simple vs. Past Perfect:

The show ................... (start) when there ..................... (be) a problem with the lights.

a)

had started, was

b)

started, had been

c)

started, was

21.

Yesterday a boy ............... (destroy) the snowman that we ........................... (build) .

(a)  

22.

Jimmy ..................... (tell) us about the film that he ......................... (see) .

(a)  

23.

He ..................... (sing) a song that I .................. (hear / never) before.

(a)  

24.

We ..................... (find) the mobile phone that Marwin ........................... (lose) .

(a)  

25.

Welke tijd wordt hier uitgebeeld?

a)

Past perfect:

Iets was gebeurd voor dat iets anders gebeurde

b)

Past Simple:

Iets is in het verleden gebeurd en is afgelopen

26.

Welke tijd wordt hier uitgebeeld?

a)

past perfect:

Er was iets gebeurd voor dat iets anders gebeurde

b)

Past simple:

Er was iets gebeurd in het verleden en is nu afgelopen.

27.

Welke werkwoord vervoeging hoort bij de past simple:

a)

was/were ww+ing

b)

-ed/2e rij irregular verbs

? zin: Did __ ww

- zin: didn't __ ww

c)

have/has + vd (-ed/3e rij irregular verbs)

d)

had + vd (-ed/3e rij irregular verbs)

28.

Welke werkwoord vervoeging hoort bij de past perfect:

a)

was/were ww+ing

b)

-ed/2e rij irregular verbs

? zin: Did __ ww

- zin: didn't __ ww

c)

have/has + vd (-ed/3e rij irregular verbs)

d)

had + vd (-ed/3e rij irregular verbs)

29.

Welke wwg is in de past pefect:

The teacher had explained the assignment a week before the students turned it in.

a)

had explained

b)

turned in

30.

Welke wwg is in de past pefect:

By the time Sarah received her present in the mail, her birthday had been 2 weeks before.

a)

received

b)

had been

31.

Welke wwg is in de past pefect:

After Will had finished his lunch, he went fishing.

a)

had finished

b)

went

32.

Actually I __________ it to her a few times already, but she didn't listen.

a)

mentioned

b)

was mentioning

c)

had mentioned

d)

had been mentioning

33.

The accountant has joined the meeting as he __________ a solution.

a)

found

b)

was finding

c)

had found

d)

had been finding

34.

Jane said that Ben ____________ the bank.

a)

Had spilt

b)

Have spilt

c)

Have been splitting

d)

Had been splitting

35.

After Fred ....... his holiday in Italy he .................. to learn Italian.

a)

had spent - wanted

b)

wanted - had spent

c)

had spent - had wanted

d)

spent - wanted

36.

Jill ............ Dad at work before she .......... for her trip.

a)

phoned - left

b)

had phoned - left

c)

left-had phoned

d)

had phoned - had left