Past Perfect
Identify the past perfect verb phrase in the sentence: Rico had removed his hat before sitting down for dinner.
What is had removed?
These two helping verbs can be used in present perfect tense.
What are have or has?
These helping verbs are used in future perfect verb tense.
What is will have?
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence and identify it as past, present, or future perfect: We have learned about nouns this year in class.
What is have learned/present perfect?
Which sentence correctly uses the perfect verb tense?
a. Jacob had football practice four afternoons in a week.
b. The brave man had saved the puppy from the traffic before it got hit by a car.
c. Elizabeth wondered if the dark clouds in the distance meant a tornado was coming.
What is (b), The brave man had saved the puppy from the traffic before it got hit by a car.
Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect form of the verb in parentheses: He _________________ (fly) the plane many times before.
What is had flown?
Identify the present perfect verb phrase in this sentence: They have chosen to receive the football first.
What is have chosen?
Identify the future perfect verb phrase in this sentence: By the end of this school year, Mrs. Hubbard will have taught for twenty years.
What is will have taught?
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence and identify it as past, present, or future perfect: By January, we will have already celebrated Christmas.
What is will have celebrated/future perfect?
Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect verb tense?
a. Jake had found their dog right before the storm it.
b. Rebekah had a voice rehearsal every Wednesday evening.
c. I saved enough money for my vacation.
What is a. Jake had found their dog right before the storm it ?
Identify the past perfect verb phrase in the sentence: Before the storm started, the sun had shone brightly.
What is had shone?
Fill in the blank with the correct present perfect tense of the verb in parentheses: Marcie ____________________ (care) for her little sister all weekend.
What is has cared?
Fill in the blank with the correct future perfect tense of the verb in parentheses: After I eat this cupcake, I _______________________ (eat) four cupcakes today.
What is will have eaten?
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence and identify it as past, present, or future perfect: Trevor has raked the leaves in the yard.
What is has raked/present perfect?
Which sentence correctly uses the future perfect verb tense?
a. I will take voice lessons so I can get a solo.
b. Nate will have beaten his previous score when the test is over.
c. The new dining room table will be delivered to our house Friday.
What is (b) Nate will have beaten his previous score when the test is over?
Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect form of the verb in parentheses: She __________________ (fall) off the horse three times already.
What is had fallen?
Identify the present perfect verb phrase in this sentence: Ross has already learned his spelling words for the test.
What is has learned?
Fill in the blank with the future perfect tense of the verb in parentheses: He __________________ (decide) on a topic for his research paper by the end of class.
What is will have decided?
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence and identify it as past, present, or future perfect: By November, I will have become an Aunt again.
What is will have become/future perfect?
Read the sentence.
Kyra played the piano three days in a row.
Which sentence changes it to include past perfect verb tense?
a. Kyra will have played the piano three days in a row.
b. Kyra will had played the piano three days in a row.
c. Kyra had played the piano three days in a row.
What is (c), Kyra had played the piano three days in a row?
Identify the past perfect verb phrase in the sentence: They had already collected the test papers.
What is had collected?
Fill in the blank with the present perfect form of the verb in parentheses: She __________________ (show) her mother the picture.
What is has shown?
Identify the future perfect verb phrase in this sentence: By December, I will have already saved $200 to buy presents.
What is will have saved?
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence and identify it as past, present, or future perfect: Sam had done all of his homework before class.
What is had done/past perfect?
Read the sentence.
Mom baked dessert four times.
Which sentence changes it to include present perfect verb tense?
a. Mom has baked dessert four times last week.
b. Mom will have baked dessert four time for us.
c. Mom has baked dessert four times.
What is (c), Mom has baked dessert four times?