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Past Perfect – Exercises 3

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Past Perfect – Exercises 3

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Using Past Perfect, read the questions below and select the correct answer:

1. She _________ (never / see) such a beautiful sunset before that day. had never seen has never seen have never seen never saw

2. They _________ (already / leave) when the storm started. have already left had already left has already left already left

3. He _________ (finish) his work before going to bed. finished have finished had finished has finished

4. We _________ (live) in the city before we moved to the countryside. had lived have lived lived has lived

5. The cat _________ (escape) before we could catch it. escaped has escaped have escaped had escaped

6. She _________ (clean) the house before the guests arrived. have cleaned had cleaned cleaned has cleaned

7. The teacher _________ (teach) that lesson before the test. has taught taught have taught had taught

8. They _________ (already / eat) dinner by the time we got there. have already eaten had already eaten already ate has already eaten

9. He _________ (read) the book before watching the movie. have read read had read has read

10. We _________ (meet) them once before the event. had met have met met has met

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Past Perfect – Exercises 2

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Past Perfect – Exercises 2

Improve your English skills practicing these exercises. Answer all questions to receive your score when you finish.

Using Past Perfect, read the questions below and select the correct answer:

1. She _________ (finish) her homework before dinner. finished has finished have finished had finished

2. They _________ (leave) by the time I arrived. leave had left has left have left

3. He _________ (already / eat) when I called him. already ate has already eaten had already eaten have already eaten

4. We _________ (watch) the movie before they came. had watched have watched has watched watched

5. The train _________ (depart) before we got to the station. departed have departed has departed had departed

6. She _________ (study) for the exam before the power went out. has studied had studied have studied studied

7. The children _________ (eat) all the cookies before we arrived. ate have eaten has eaten had eaten

8. They _________ (finish) the project by the deadline. finish had finished have finished has finished

9. He _________ (lose) his keys before he got home. had lost have lost lost has lost

10. We _________ (meet) them before the party started. has met met had met have met

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Past Perfect – Exercises

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Exercises with Past Perfect

Improve your oral and written skills practicing these exercises. Answer all questions to receive your score when you finish.

Using Past Perfect, read the questions below and select the correct answer:

1. Which verb forms are used with Past Perfect? (Regular | Irregular) have + past participle | had + past participle (3rd column - List of Irregular Verbs) had + simple past | had + simple past (2nd column - List of Irregular Verbs) infinitive + ed | infinitive + 3rd column (List of Irregular Verbs) had + past participle | had + past participle (3rd column - List of Irregular Verbs)

2. Which word is NOT used as signal word in the Past Perfect? already ever tomorrow just

3. Which sentence is correct according to Past Perfect? Had you watched this show before you moved to Spain? You have watched this show before you moved to Spain? Have you watched this show before you moved to Spain? You have watch this show before you moved to Spain?

4. Which verb form is correct according to Past Perfect? He has not finish talking when they arrived. He have not finished talking when they arrived. He had already finished talking when they arrived. He did not finished talking when they arrived.

5. Which sentence is in the Past Perfect? She had left when we arrived. She have left when we arrived. She had leave when we arrived. She was leaving when we arrived.

6. Which sentence is correct according to Past Perfect? We have had that truck for several years before it finally broke down. We had have that truck for several years before it finally broke down. We had had that truck for several years before it finally broke down. We have have that truck for several years before it finally broke down.

7. In which sentence is the Past Perfect used correctly? I read the book before I watched the movie. I had read the book before I watched the movie. I have read the book before I watch the movie. I had reading the book before I watched the movie.

8. In which sentence is the Past Perfect used correctly? I have hoped to know about the job before now. I hoped to know about the job before now. I had hope to know about the job before now. I had hoped to know about the job before now.

9. Which sentence is correct according to Past Perfect? She had never bought a new car before. She bought a new car. She has buy a new car before. She have bought a new car yesterday.

10. Which sentence is correct according to Past Perfect? I had lose my password that why I wasn't able to login. I have lost my password that why I wasn't able to login. I had lost my password that why I wasn't able to login. I have lose my password that why I wasn't able to login.

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Past Perfect

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Past Perfect

Sometimes called Simple Past Perfect, the Past Perfect is one of the Verb Tenses associated with the Past Tense in English.

We use Past Perfect to express that an action or something has happened in the past and it has a connection with another action also in the past. The action in the past has a result in the past. The exact time is not important.

Usually these two actions are related, when this happens we put the first action in the Past Perfect and the other one in the Simple Past.

We also use it to express an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

Quick Example

You had studied English a lot before you took the exam.
You had not studied English enough before you took the exam.
Had you studied English enough before you took the exam?

Form

I – you – he – she – it – we – you – they
Regular verbs: had + past participle* Irregular verbs: had + past participle (List of Irregular Verbs – 3rd column)**

*Pronouncing “ed” at the end of words
**List of Irregular Verbs

Common Signal Words

Already
Just
Never
Ever
Before
For
Since
Until
Previously

Use

The Past Perfect is a verb tense used to express:

An action that finished before another action in the Past
Duration of something before another thing in the Past

1. An action that finished before another action in the Past

To expresses that and action or something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

I had read the book before I watched the movie.
I wasn’t able to login because I had lost my password.
Peter had studied English a lot before he moved to Canada.
Had Peter previously studied English before he moved to Canada?
Mary had never been to a Broadway show before last night.
She didn’t want to go with us because she had already seen the movie.

2. Duration of something before another thing in the Past

He had had that truck for five years before it broke down.
I had worked there for a very long time before I retired.
I got stuck in traffic for two hours because there had been an accident.

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Past Perfect using Work (Regular Verb)

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I had worked.	I hadn’t worked.	Had I worked?
You had worked.	You hadn’t worked.	Had you worked?
He had worked.	He hadn’t worked.	Had he worked?
She had worked.	She hadn’t worked.	Had she worked?
It had worked.	It hadn’t worked.	Had it worked?
You had worked.	You hadn’t worked.	Had you worked?
We had worked.	We hadn’t worked.	Had we worked?
They had worked.	They hadn’t worked.	Had they worked?

Past Perfect using Go (Irregular Verb)

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I had gone.	I hadn’t gone.	Had I gone?
You had gone.	You hadn’t gone.	Had you gone?
He had gone.	He hadn’t gone.	Had he gone?
She had gone.	She hadn’t gone.	Had she gone?
It had gone.	It hadn’t gone.	Had it gone?
You had gone.	You hadn’t gone.	Had you gone?
We had gone.	We hadn’t gone.	Had we gone?
They had gone.	They hadn’t gone.	Had they gone?

Past Perfect using Study (Regular Verb)

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I had studied.	I hadn’t studied.	Had I studied?
You had studied.	You hadn’t studied.	Had you studied?
He had studied.	He hadn’t studied.	Had he studied?
She had studied.	She hadn’t studied.	Had she studied?
It had studied.	It hadn’t studied.	Had it studied?
You had studied.	You hadn’t studied.	Had you studied?
We had studied.	We hadn’t studied.	Had we studied?
They had studied.	They hadn’t studied.	Had they studied?

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