Past Perfect & Perfect Progressive

Drag and drop the best answer to fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb.
1. Yesterday, I (go) ​ (a)   to my daughter’s dance recital. I (be, never) ​ (b)   to a dance recital before. I (take, not) ​ (c)   dancing lessons when I (be) ​ (d)   a child.

• went
• had never been
• hadn't taken
• was

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the letter of the best form of the verb(s) in parentheses.
2. Last night, I (eat) ___________ four servings of food at the “all-you-can-eat” special dinner at the Village Restaurant. Until that time, I (eat, never) ______________ so much in one meal. I’ve felt miserable all day today.

• ate/ have never eaten

• had eaten / never ate

• ate / had never eaten

• had eaten / had never eaten

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the letter of the best form of the verb(s) in parentheses.
3. A: I (see) ____________ you in the school play last night. You (do) _____________ a terrific acting job. (you, act, ever) _________________ in a play before this one?

B: Yes. I (start) ______________ acting when I was in elementary school.

• had seen / did / have you ever acted / started

• saw / did / Had you ever acted / started

• saw / had done / had you ever acted / had started

• had seen / did / have you ever acted / started

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentences. Write the present perfect progressive or the past perfect progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
4. Anna (listen) ​​ (a)   to loud rock music when her friends arrived, but she turned it off so all of them could study together. When they finished, she turned it back on, and now they (dance) ​ (b)   and (sing) ​ (c)   for two hours.

• had been listening
• have been dancing
• have been singing
• have been listening
• had been dancing
• had been singing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence. Write the present perfect progressive or the past perfect progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
5. We (wait) ___________ for Ali for the last two hours, but he still hasn’t arrived.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence. Write the present perfect progressive or the past perfect progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
6. We (wait) __________ for Ali for over three hours before he finally arrived yesterday.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence. Write the present perfect progressive or the past perfect progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
7. Oscar (train) _____________ for the Olympics for the last three years and wants to make the national team next year.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence. Write the present perfect progressive or the past perfect progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.
8. The marathon runner (run) __________________ for almost two hours when he collapsed to the pavement. He received immediate medical attention.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the best answer from the verbs below.
9. When I (get) ​ (a)   to the airport, I realized I (forget) ​ (b)   my passport at home.

• got
• had forgotten
• had gotten
• forgot
• forget

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Select the best answer from the verbs below.

10. 10. When the teacher (ask) ​ (a)   a question, none of the students (know) ​ (b)   the answer because they (not/study) ​ (c)   the lesson.

• asked
• knew
• hadn't studied
• had asked
• knows
• didn't study