Rules of Past Perfect
What is the formula for forming the past perfect tense?
A) Had + Base Verb
B) Had + Past Participle
C) Have + Past Participle
D) Was + Verb-ing
B) Had + Past Participle
Why do we use the past perfect tense? A) For future actions B) For ongoing actions C) To show an earlier action D) To describe habits
C) To show an earlier action
What’s wrong here: He had went to the store before I called him. A) "Had" is wrong B) "Went" → "Gone" C) No Error D) Tense change
B) "Went" → "Gone"
Which auxiliary verb is used in the past perfect tense?
A) Have B) Had C) Has D) Was
B) Had
Fill in the blank: After we ______ dinner, we went for a walk. A) Ate B) Had eaten C) Eat D) Have eaten
B) Had eaten
Fix this: By the time we get there, they had left. A) "Get" → "Got" B) "Had" → "Have" C) No Error D) Add "Already"
A) "Get" → "Got"
True or False: You can use "had" with all subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
A) True B) False
A) True
Which expression is common with past perfect? A) By the time B) Tomorrow C) Next week D) Today
A) By the time
Fix this: She has left before he arrived. A) "Has" → "Had" B) "Arrived" → "Arrives" C) Add "Already" D) No Error
A) "Has" → "Had"
Fill in the blank: By the time she arrived, they ______ the project. A) Finish B) Finished C) Had Finished D) Finishes
C) Had Finished
What’s the difference? 1) I finished homework before 8 PM 2) I had finished before 8 PM. A) No difference B) Sequence C) Tense
B) Sequence
Fix this: The teacher told us that she has already explained the topic. A) "Has" → "Had" B) "Told" → "Tell" C) No Error D) Add "By the time"
A) "Has" → "Had"
Which is correct? A) I had saw the movie. B) I had seen the movie. C) I seen the movie. D) I have seen the movie.
B) I had seen the movie.
Rewrite this: She already eats lunch when we arrived. A) She had eaten B) She ate C) She has eaten D) She was eating
A) She had eaten
Fix this: I had wrote the essay by the time the teacher asked for it. A) "Wrote" → "Written" B) Add "Already" C) No Error D) "Asked" → "Ask"
A) "Wrote" → "Written"