Past Perfect 1
The past perfect tense uses:
_______ OR ________ + the past participle.
had or hadn't
Answer the past perfect tense question
Had he eaten the cookies? (yes)
Yes, he had.
What is the superlative adjective of hot?
the hottest
Fill in the blanks:
This is the _____ (good) cake I _____ ever ______ (taste)
This is the best cake I have ever tasted.
What is the present participle of give?
giving
The first event in a past perfect sentence uses what verb tense?
past perfect tense
Answer the past perfect tense question:
Had they flown on a plane? (no)
No, they hadn't
What is the superlative adjective of naughty?
the naughtiest
What is the ____________ (difficult) job she _____ ever _______ (do)?
What is the most difficult job she has ever done?
What is the past participle of teach?
taught
The second event in a past perfect sentence uses what verb tense?
simple past tense
Fill in the blanks to make the sentence.
I _______ already _______ (give) the teacher my books, so she didn't ask me for them again.
I had already given the teacher my books so she didn't ask for them again.
What is the superlative adjective of interesting?
the most interesting
These are the _________ (expensive) shoes you _____ ever ________ (buy)
Those are the most expensive shoes you have ever bought.
What is the present participle of eat?
eating
If you use the word before in a past perfect sentence, what event starts the sentence, the 1st or the 2nd?
The first
Fill in the blanks
We ate ice cream after we __________ (go) swimming.
We ate ice cream after we had gone swimming.
What is the superlative adjective of difficult?
The most difficult
He is the ________ (bad) teacher we ________ ever ________ (have).
He is the worst teacher we have ever had.
What is the past participle of take?
taken
If I use the word after in a past perfect sentence, what event starts the sentence, the first event or the second?
The second
We ate ice cream after we had gone swimming.
Which event happened first. How do you know?
They went swimming first.
I know because of had + gone
I know because when we use the word after in a past perfect sentence, the first event happens last in the sentence.
What is the superlative adjective of bad?
The worst
That is the ________ (delicious) bone the dog _______ ever __________ (eat)
That is the most delicious bone the dog has ever eaten.
What is the past participle of be (to be)?
been