past perfect tense

Complete the sentence: I ...................... to that song before it became popular. (Use past perfect)

• listened

• had listened

• was listening

• listens

What is the past participle of 'see'?

• seen

• saw

• seeing

• sees

Complete the sentence: He …………………………. at a table by the window where he had a meal with Jane. (Use past perfect)

• had sat

• was sitting

• sits

• sat

Complete the sentence: They …………………………… the room before the meeting finished. (Use past perfect)

• had left

• have left

• left

• was leaving

Complete the sentence: He told us he ………………………….. a big tiger. (Use past perfect)

• had seen

• has seen

• saw

• was seeing

What is the difference between past perfect and simple past?

• The past perfect indicates an action completed before another past action, while the simple past describes an action that happened at a specific time in the past.

• The past perfect is used for actions that are ongoing, while the simple past is for completed actions.

• The past perfect is used only in questions, while the simple past is used in statements.

• The past perfect describes future actions, while the simple past describes past actions.

Complete the sentence: I didn’t like the apartment. It was much smaller than I ………………….. at first. (Use past perfect)

• had thought

• had believed

• had expected

• had imagined

Give an example of a sentence in past perfect tense.

• I had finished my homework before dinner.

• I finish my homework before dinner.

• I will finish my homework before dinner.

• I was finishing my homework before dinner.

What is the past participle of 'leave'?

• left

• leaved

• leaved

• leaving

When do we use the past perfect tense?

• To show that one action happened before another action in the past.

• To describe actions happening at the same time in the past.

• To indicate future actions that will happen before another future action.

• To express habitual actions in the past.