1. AGRICULTURE HIGH SCHOOL
Agriculture, Midsayap, Cotabato
Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________
Year and Section: _________________________ Score: _____________
Subject: English 4
Activity No. 1-19
Activity Title: Past Perfect Tense
Objective: To supply the correct form of past perfect tense of the verb in the
sentence.
PAST PERFECT TENSE
FORMATION:
had + past participle of the main verb
ex.) had seen, had caught, had explained, had eaten
USE: To indicate the earlier of the two past actions. The conjunctions indicating the relationship
between the two past actions may be before, when, and after.
Ex.) a.) Ms. Cruz had finished the lecture when Chloe arrived.
b.) Chloe arrived after Ms. Cruz had finished her lecture.
c.) I had taken a bath before I ate my breakfast.
TASK 1: Fill in each blank with the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses.
1. The girl who (save) _________________________ her sisters received an award.
2. The sun (rise) ____________________________ when she finally got up.
3. Until he met Kyline, he (not know) _____________________ the essence of life.
4. As soon as Cleopoldo (learn) _______________________ that his father was mad at him
he came to ask an apology.
5. I (wash) __________________________ my feet before I lain down to sleep.
6. Ziana was scolded because he (lose) ________________________ his new watch.
7. CJ and AJ came home for they (go) ________________________ to their friend’s house.
8. All the visitors (seat) ____________________________ when the party started.
9. After we (finish) _________________________ our assignment, the teacher arrived.
10. I thank Josh for what he (do) _______________________ for me.
11. Before I sat down to eat supper, my boyfriend (call) _______________________ me.
12. The parents (arrive) ________________________ before the program started.
13. Yhanie found the ring after Mrs. Yu (scold) __________________________ her.
14. My teacher (explain) _____________________ the lesson well before I understood it.
15. The class (clean) ________________________the area when Pedro came.
TASK 2: Make each of the following phrases a sentence by adding something that happened
before. Use the past perfect tense.
Ex.) before my friend called me
I had ridden in a car before my friend called me.
1. before he painted the picture
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2. before her mother called her
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3. before the program started
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4. before they left San Francisco
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5. before I saw him
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