Practice Exercise on Past Perfect

(had + past participle)

Past Perfect

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Start

Congratulations - you have completed Past Perfect. You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%

Your answers are highlighted below.

Question 1

Natasha and Igor ____ _________ English before they moved to Canada.

A	has studied
B	have studied
C	are studying
D	had studied

Question 1 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Question 2

I wish I ____ ________ for that test!

A	had studied
B	can study
C	had had had studied
D	have studied

Question 2 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. In this sentence, he clearly did not study and THEN he wish he had.

Question 3

If Sally ___ _____ Harry, she would not have married William.

A	have met
B	had met
C	has met
D	will meet

Question 3 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. In this case, this is also an example of a "Third Conditional."

Question 4

Michael told me he ___ never _______ in the ocean before.

A	had never swum
B	had never swam
C	has never swim
D	have never swimmed

Question 4 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. Remember... swim, swam swum.

Question 5

Carlos would have been happy if he ____ ____ a fish.

A	is catching
B	had caught
C	had catched
D	have caught

Question 5 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. In this case, this is also an example of a "Third Conditional." (Also, "catched" is not a word.)

Question 6

Joe ____ just ______ dinner when Terry brought home a pizza.

A	has just finished
B	had just finished
C	will just finish
D	have just finished

Question 6 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Question 7

The homeless dog was so happy after the little boy ___ ____ him.

A	had fed
B	did feed
C	has fed
D	have fed

Question 7 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Question 8

If I ___ ______ you were not married, I would have introduced you to my friend James.

A	only knew
B	had known
C	have known
D	had knew

Question 8 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. In this case, this is also an example of a "Third Conditional."

Question 9

Raul could not afford a car because he ____ _____ his job.

A	will have lost
B	have lost
C	is losing
D	had lost

Question 9 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Question 10

Alvin and Simon ___ already _____ that movie, so we went to a different one.

A	have already seen
B	did already saw
C	has already seen
D	had already seen

Question 10 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past.

Question 11

Brian was very tired, he _____ ______ all night.

A	hasn't slept
B	couldn't sleep
C	haven't slept
D	hadn't slept

Question 11 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past.

Question 12

Because she ______ ________ with her new boss, she was fired.

A	had argued
B	has argued
C	has arguments
D	will argue

Question 12 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past.

Question 13

When you moved to New York, I ___ already _______ to Mexico.

A	has already gone
B	had already moved
C	will already go
D	have already left

Question 13 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. In this case, this is also an example of a "Third Conditional."

Question 14

I knew you were cooking dinner because I ____ _______ the chicken when I entered the house!

A	really smelled
B	had smelled
C	have smelt
D	have smelled

Question 14 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past. In this question both smelled and smelt can be used..but only (smelled + had) is correct

Question 15

Harry and Sally ___ ____ before the party.

A	has met
B	hadn't met
C	won't meet
D	haven't met

Question 15 Explanation:

Past Perfect is used when something occurred before another action in the past.

Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results

There are 15 questions to complete.

Past Perfect

Practice Exercise on Past Perfect

Past Perfect

Recent Posts