Past Perfect Tense
The helping verb or helping verbs for past perfect tense are what?
What is 'had'?
The helping verb or helping verbs for present perfect tense are what?
What are 'has' or 'have'?
The helping verb or helping verbs for future perfect tense are what?
What is 'will have' or 'shall have'?
How do you change a REGULAR verb from simple present tense to simple past tense? Hint: The verb dance changes to______ in the past tense?
Add -ed on the end
Last month we (study) for two Social Studies tests.
What is studied?
Which of the following sentences is written in past perfect tense? A. The teacher thought she had gum in the treasure box. B. She had given it all out before she realized it was actually Starburst. C. She has no more candy left!
B. She had given it all out before she realized it was actually Starburst.
Fill in the blank with the correct helping verb (has or have). The students _________ visited the Pink Palace every year since 3rd grade.
What is have?
Should the following sentence be corrected to contain a future perfect tense verb, or is it correct as is? I will play in three tennis tournaments by the time I finish school next May.
It should be corrected like this: I will have played in three tennis tournaments by the time I finish school next May.
Make this statement to the present tense:
Jill and Mary (drink) chocolate milk every day.
What is drink?
Next summer we (drive) to Kentucky.
What is will drive?
Which of the following sentences is written in past perfect tense? A. As the teacher told us to line up, I had just finished my lunch. B. I had a turkey sandwich, chips, and an apple. C. I have eaten that same old boring lunch since I was eight years old!
What is A. As the teacher told us to line up, I had just finished my lunch.
Fill in the blank with the correct helping verb (has or have). The committee of judges _________ decided on a winner!
What is has?
Which of the following sentences is written in future perfect tense? A. James will have eaten dinner before the play. B. Barb and Carrie have borrowed from me before. C. Mr. Jones had assigned the take home test before our break.
What is A. James will have eaten dinner before the play.
What is the simple past tense for the verb "catch"? Spell it out.
What is CAUGHT?
Which of the following sentences is written in past perfect tense? A. After the game, I had shaken the hands of each player. B. We have played that team three times. C. My coach will have gotten trophies for all of us.
What is A. After the game, I had shaken the hands of each player.
Which of the following sentences does NOT use past perfect tense? F. By the end of a strong thunderstorm, the tree had fallen to the ground. G. Mr. Ling had a beautiful magnolia tree in his backyard. H. Mrs. Ling had nurtured the tree from a sapling.
G. Mr. Ling had a beautiful magnolia tree in his backyard.
Which of the following sentences is written in present perfect tense? A. As the teacher told us to line up, I had just finished my lunch. B. I had a turkey sandwich, chips, and an apple. C. I have eaten that same old boring lunch since I was eight years old!
What is C. I have eaten that same old boring lunch since I was eight years old!
Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a future perfect tense verb? A. I will have planted my garden by next spring. B. I will have tomatoes, squash, and peppers in my garden. C. The vegetables will have made a lot of people happy when they eat them.
B. I will have tomatoes, squash, and peppers in my garden.
Make this statement to the future tense:
Jill and Mary (drink) chocolate milk every day.
What is will drink?
Which of the following sentences does NOT use present perfect tense? F. During the strong thunderstorm, the tree has fallen to the ground. G. Mr. Ling had a beautiful magnolia tree in his backyard. H. We have helped the homeless on many occasions.
What is G. Mr. Ling had a beautiful magnolia tree in his backyard.
Which of the following sentences is written in past perfect tense? A. James will have eaten dinner before the play. B. Barb and Carrie have borrowed from me before. C. Mr. Jones had assigned the take home test before our break.
What is C. Mr. Jones had assigned the take home test before our break.
Which of the following sentences is written in present perfect tense? A. James will have eaten dinner before the play. B. Barb and Carrie have borrowed from me before. C. Mr. Jones had assigned the take home test before our break.
What is B. Barb and Carrie have borrowed from me before.
Which of the following sentences is written in future perfect tense? A. As the teacher told us to line up, I had just finished my lunch. B. I will eat a turkey sandwich, chips, and an apple. C. We shall have taken three major tests by March.
What is C. We shall have taken three major tests by March.
Make this statement to the past tense:
Jill and Mary (drink) chocolate milk every day.
What is drank?
Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a future perfect tense verb? A. I shall have studied for my test by tomorrow. B. She will have three children in elementary school next year. C. We will have made over 50 gift bags for our Secret Seniors.
What is B. She will have three children in elementary school next year.