Past Perfect
Quiz
Answer the following questions about the past perfect.
Which tense do we generally use to express the past of another past action or event?
- past simple
- past perfect
- past continuous
- used to
Which tense do we generally use after verbs of saying and thinking which are already used in the past simple?
- past simple
- past perfect
- past continuous
- used to
Which tense do we generally use to express unrealised hops, wishes, dreams, etc?
- past simple
- past perfect
- past continuous
- used to
Which tense do we generally use in the construction: 'It was the first time I ...... .'?
- past simple
- past perfect
- past continuous
- used to
How do we form the past perfect?
- have + past participle
- had + past participle
- be + verb + -ing
- must + have + been + verb + -ing
How do we form the past perfect of the 3rd person singular?
- have + past participle
- had + past participle
- was/were + verb + -ing
- must + have + been + being + past participle
Which tense do we generally use with time expression such as 'yesterday, last night, two weeks ago'?
- past perfect
- past simple
- present continuous
- present perfect
What's another name for the past perfect?
- pluperfect
- blueperfect
- whiteperfect
- present perfect
Which of the following expressions do we generally use the past perfect with?
- yesterday, two days ago, in summer 1995
- as soon as, when, before, after
- while, when
- always, sometimes, rarely
Which tense may be used to paraphrase the past perfect given there is no doubt about the sequence of actions or events?
- past simple
- present perfect
- present perfect continuous
- present simple