What Happened First?
Fill in the Blank
Positive
Negative
Interrogative
100

Liam had eaten breakfast before he went to school.

Which event happened first?

eaten breakfast

100

After Jax ________ (finish) her homework, they hopped on discord with her friends.

had finished

100

Change the verb drink into a positive Past Perfect Tense

had drank

100

Change the verb cry into a negative Past Perfect Tense

had not cried

100

True or False: Interrogative and Negative Interrogative sentences ALWAYS end in a question mark.

True

200

The bell had rung before the students entered the classroom

Which event happened first?

bell had rung

200

They ________ (leave) after the bus had arrived.

left

200

Change the verb experiment into a positive Past Perfect Tense

had experimented

200

Change the verb slay into a negative Past Perfect Tense

had not slain

200

Change the sentence into a Past Perfect negative interrogative question:

They had not submitted their projects before the deadline.

Had they not submitted their projects before the deadline?

300

After Mia had finished her assignment, she watched her favorite series.

Which event happened first?

finished her assignment

300

After Lux ________ (grind) for several weeks, they finally got the skin they wanted.

had grinded

300

Complete the sentence using Positive Past Perfect form:

The actors ________ (prepare) their presentation before the guests arrived.

had prepared

300

Complete the sentence using Negative Past Perfect form:

The Avatar ______(learn) how to do earthbending before Toph returned.

had not learned

300

Form a Past Perfect interrogative question using the words provided:

you / eat / breakfast / before school

Had you eaten breakfast before school?

400

By the time the teacher checked the papers, Kyle had already submitted his project.

Which event happened first?

submitted his project

400

By the time the concert started, we ________ (find) our seats.

had found

400

Rewrite the sentence using the Positive Past Perfect Tense:

John completed his chores. He played video games afterward.

John had completed his chores before he played video games.

400

Rewrite the sentence using the Negative Past Perfect Tense:

Charlie did not pass the test. He talked to the doctors afterwards.

Charlie had not passed the test before he talked to the doctors.

400

Form a Past Perfect negative interrogative question using the words provided:

you / eat / breakfast / before school

Had you not eaten breakfast before school?

500

When the rescue team arrived, the villagers had already evacuated because the storm had intensified overnight.

Arrange these events from first to last (Write only the letter in order): 

(A) The rescue team arrived. 

(B) The villagers evacuated. 

(C) The storm intensified.

(C) The storm intensified.

(B) The villagers evacuated.

(A) The rescue team arrived. 

500

Before the scientists ________ (conduct) several experiments, they first had to figure out where the infection started.

conducted

500

Complete the sentence using the correct Past Perfect form:

By the time Wendy ________ (arrive) home, Wednesday ________ (fall) asleep.

arrived / had fallen

By the time Wendy arrived home, Wednesday had fallen asleep.

500

Complete the sentence using the correct Negative Past Perfect form:

Before the teacher ______ (announce) the results, the researchers ________ (complete) their analysis.

Before the teacher announced the results, the researchers had not completed their analysis.

500

Rewrite the situation as a Past Perfect negative interrogative question:

The team lost the game because they did not practice enough beforehand.

Had the team not practiced enough beforehand?

(Had the team not practiced)

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