Past Perfect

Watch the video below and complete the exercises to become better at using the past perfect.

Using the verbs below, what will be their past perfect form? E.g. do = have done

have	do	forget
leave	make	eaten
tell

Now, use the past perfect forms of the verbs above to complete the statements. You may need to use their negative form (hadn’t …). You can use them more than once.

1. When I got to the school gates, I realised I ________ my P.E. kit.

2. I was tired because I _________ too many late nights playing video games.

3. My teacher wasn’t happy because I ________ my homework.

4. When I got my test paper back, I realised I _________ a mistake.

5. My teacher said he couldn’t find my homework, but I knew I ________ it.

6. By the time my friend arrived I _________.

7. My friend didn’t wear a costume to the party, but I ________ her it was a fancy dress party.

8. I walked out of the cinema after forty minutes. I ________ enough of the awful storyline.

9. I wasn’t hungry because I _________ earlier.

10. I ran to the bus stop, but apparently it ________ twenty minutes earlier.

When you’ve finished, check your answers below.

• Answers

  1. had forgotten

  2. had had

  3. hadn’t done

  4. had made

  5. had done

  6. had left

  7. had told

  8. had had

  9. had eaten

  10. had left