Past Perfect Trivia
Which of these sentences is correctly written in the past perfect?
a) She has gone to the store before I called.
b) She had gone to the store before I called.
c) She had went to the store before I called.
Which of these sentences is correctly written in the past perfect?
Complete the sentence: By the time the guests arrived, she __________ (cook) dinner.
By the time the guests arrived, she had cooked dinner.
Complete the sentence: They __________ (not / see) a whale before they went on the boat trip.
They hadn't seen a whale before they went on the boat trip.
Why do we use reported speech?
"I am feeling sad," she said.
She said she was feeling sad.
"If I __________ known it was your birthday, I would have bought a gift."
a) have
b) had
c) would
b) had
Complete the sentence: He _____ (finish) his homework before his mother asked him to.
He had finished his homework before his mother asked him to.
Complete the sentence: I was hungry because I __________ (not have) breakfast.
I was hungry because I hadn't had breakfast.
What does the modal verb "must" change to in reported speech?
Had to
"I want some new sunglasses," my mom said.
My mom said she wanted some new sunglasses.
Identify the mistake: "I had went to the store before it closed."
Complete the sentence: When I got to my car, I realized I ______ (leave) my keys in the office.
When I got to my car, I realized I had left my keys in the office.
Complete the sentence: She failed the test because she __________ (not study).
She failed the test because she hadn't studied.
What does the modal verb "may" change to in reported speech?
Might
"I love the zoo," he said.
He said he loved the zoo.
When do we use past perfect?
When talking about actions in the past before another action
Complete the sentence: When I got to the gym, my friend ____ (leave).
When I got to the gym, my friend had left.
By the time he left the office, he still ____ (not, finish) his work.
By the time he left the office, he still hadn't finished his work.
What does the modal verb "can" change to in reported speech?
Could
"I may run a marathon," she said.
She said she might run a marathon.
The formula for the past perfect is: Subject + ______ + Past Participle.
Subject + HAD + Past Participle.
Complete the sentence: By the time the movie started, we __________ (eat) all the popcorn.
By the time the movie started, we had eaten all the popcorn.
Complete the sentence: I __________ (not, see) him before we met at the party.
I hadn't seen him before we met at the party.
What does the modal verb "will" change to in reported speech?
Would
He said he would help me.