WorksheetsPerfect Infinitives and Perfect Tenses Application Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which sentence correctly uses a perfect infinitive to indicate an action that was expected to have been completed before a specific time in the past?
He was expected to have arrived by noon yesterday.
He is expected to have arrived by noon yesterday.
He expects to have arrived by noon yesterday.
He expected to have arrived by noon yesterday.
In the sentence 'They would have preferred _____ the meeting earlier,' which form best expresses a past preference?
holding
have held
to hold
to have held
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a perfect infinitive to express a missed opportunity in the past:
I can go to the concert last night.
I could go to the concert last night.
I can have gone to the concert last night.
I could have gone to the concert last night.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a perfect infinitive to indicate a past intention that was not fulfilled:
I mean to call you yesterday.
I mean to have called you yesterday.
I meant to call you yesterday.
I meant to have called you yesterday.
Which sentence correctly uses a perfect infinitive to express a past obligation that was not met?
He ought to finish his homework last night.
He ought to have been finishing his homework last night.
He ought to have finished his homework last night.
He ought to be finishing his homework last night.
