1. PAST PERFECT TENSE
Perfect verb tense is used to show an
action that is complete and finished, or
perfected. This tense is expressed by
adding one of the auxiliary verbs —
have, has, or had — to the past
participle form of the main verb.
2. For example:
I have seen the movie that was
nominated for an Academy Award.
Past perfect verb tense is created by
adding have or had to the past
3. participle form of the verb and is used in
four distinct ways:
1. To show completed actions
For example:
I had just finished brushing my cat
when she tore across the yard and
jumped into a mud puddle.
4. 2. To express conditional statements
For example:
If she had studied for her exam, she
would have passed.
3. In the form of a question
For example:
5. “Have you seen my hairbrush?” Larry
asked Bob anxiously.
4. As a negative
For example:
He had not missed a single free-throw
since the beginning of the season.
6.
7. Circle the past perfect verb tense in
each of the following sentences.
1. They had collected all the money for
the fi eld trip when the bell rang
2. I had dreamt of monsters before I
woke up.
8. 3. Before the dog came to live with us,
he had belonged to my grandmother.
4. When he entered the house, Carlos
had removed his hat.
5. If she had looked closely, she
would have seen the lost key.
9. Fill in the blank with the past perfect
form of the verb in parentheses.
1. She ___________(enjoy) her lunch
before the waiter brought the bill
2. Walter ________ (ask) Rosemary to
the dance six times before she said
yes.
10. 3. Alice ________ (return) to the house
by the time her cousins arrived.
4. He ________________ (fall) three
times since he started wearing his new
shoes.
5. Before he rode the pinto, the cowboy
_______(ride) only black horses
