Past Perfect Tense
True or False, The following sentence is written in past perfect tense:
Wendy had received the citizen ship award in her class.
True
True or false, the following sentence is written in the present perfect tense:
Mr. Johnson had counted 26 students in his homeroom class.
False
Mr. Johnson has counted 26 students in his homeroom class.
True or False, the following sentence is written in future perfect tense:
The storm will have caused over 1 million dollars in damage by the time it ends.
True
Which helping verb is used for the past perfect tense?
had
Write the following sentence in the past perfect tense:
She played in the dirty puddle of water.
She had played in the dirty puddle of water.
Write the following sentence in the present perfect tense:
Geo tied his shoes to play soccer at recess.
Geo has tied his shoes to play soccer at recess.
Write the following sentence in future perfect tense:
The boys will clean their room by the time mom is home.
The boys will have cleaned their room by the time mom is home.
Which helping verb is used for the future perfect tense?
will have
Write the following sentence in the past perfect tense:
I went to the store because I was out of milk.
I had gone to the store because I was out of milk.
Write the following sentence in the present perfect tense:
The restaurants ordered too many pie crusts for the holidays.
The restaurants have ordered too many pie crusts for the holidays.
Write the following sentence in future perfect tense:
The bus will leave before we reach the station.
The bus will have left before we reach the station.
Which two helping verbs are used for the present perfect tense?
has and have
Write the following sentence in the past perfect tense:
The teacher graded the students' tests before falling asleep.
The teacher had graded the students' tests before falling asleep.
Write the missing helping verb to complete the sentence:
Jimmy _________ gone to the beach every year since he was younger.
Jimmy has gone to the beach every year since he was younger.
Write the following sentence in future perfect tense:
The doctor will see me by the time it is 6:00 P.M.
The doctor will have seen me by the time it is 6:00 P.M.
Which of the following words identifies an action is going to happen in the future?
will have has had
will
Write the word that goes on both lines of the sentence:
She ________ used up all her flour before she _______ finished the recipe.
She had used up all her flour before she had finished the recipe.
Which helping verb goes on the lines to complete the sentences?
The penguins __________ nested for the winter and _________ gathered food for the young.
The penguins have nested for the winter and have gathered food for the young.
What must a future perfect tense sentence always mean?
The time the action will be completed in the future. (Answers may vary)
True or False: In the PERFECT tense, every main ACTION verb needs to be in the past tense.
True