Past perfect
Grammar · B1 · 10 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 25 minGrammar explained: past perfectHad + past participle for the earlier past action.Free
- Sheet 2 · 30 minGrammar explained: past perfect or past simple?Events in order or going back in time?Premium
- Sheet 3 · 20 minPast perfect: form and first examplesRead about Daniel's first trip alone and notice how had + past participle shows an earlier past.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 20 minPast perfect: irregular past participlesMatch verbs to their irregular past participles and use them in past perfect sentences.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 20 minPast perfect: negative sentencesUse hadn't + past participle to explain problems, then build and write your own negative sentences.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minPast perfect: questions and short answersMake past perfect questions, match them to short answers and write questions for a partner.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 20 minPast perfect vs past simple: which came first?Decide which action happened first, then choose the past perfect or the past simple in each sentence.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 20 minPast perfect: already, just, never and by the timeLearn time words that often go with the past perfect and use them in sentences.Premium
- Sheet 9 · 25 minPast perfect in stories: what had happened?Read a short school story, check what had happened before, and continue it using the past perfect.Premium
- Sheet 10 · 20 minPast perfect: reviewMixed review of the past perfect: choose forms, rewrite sentences and write about a surprise.Premium
