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Mastering Past Perfect Tense

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the past perfect form of 'to eat'?

a)

ate

b)

eating

c)

had ate

d)

had eaten

2.

Identify the past perfect tense in this sentence: 'She had finished her homework before dinner.'

a)

finished her homework

b)

had finished her homework

c)

had been finishing

d)

had finished

3.

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense? A) I will go to the store. B) I had gone to the store before it closed. C) I am going to the store.

a)

B) I had gone to the store before it closed.

b)

I will have gone to the store.

c)

I go to the store every week.

d)

I had gone to the store yesterday.

4.

Choose the correct past perfect form: 'They (to see) the movie before it was released.'

a)

They had seen the movie before it was released.

b)

They have seen the movie before it was released.

c)

They were seeing the movie before it was released.

d)

They saw the movie before it was released.

5.

Identify the verb in past perfect tense: 'He had already left when I arrived.'

a)

had left

b)

left

c)

had been leaving

d)

had arrived

6.

Which of the following is NOT in the past perfect tense? A) She had read the book. B) They have seen the play. C) I had visited Paris.

a)

A) She reads the book.

b)

C) I have visited Paris.

c)

B) They have seen the play.

d)

B) They had seen the play.

7.

Fill in the blank with the past perfect form: 'By the time we arrived, they (to leave).'

a)

they had left

b)

they were leaving

c)

they leave

d)

they had been leaving

8.

What is the auxiliary verb used in past perfect tense?

a)

had

b)

will be

c)

is

d)

was

9.

Identify the past perfect in this sentence: 'After she had studied, she felt prepared for the test.'

a)

had studied

b)

studied

c)

she had felt

d)

felt prepared

10.

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect? A) I had never seen such a beautiful sunset. B) I never saw such a beautiful sunset. C) I see such a beautiful sunset.

a)

I will never see such a beautiful sunset.

b)

A) I had never seen such a beautiful sunset.

c)

I had seen such a beautiful sunset.

d)

I have never seen such a beautiful sunset.