1. Practise positive statements.
2. Make past perfect questions.
3. Learn negative forms.
4. Compare the past perfect with other tenses.
See also other online and PDF exercises:
Past perfect simple vs continuous PDF
Past perfect simple exercises PDF
PDF worksheets
PDF exercises with answers on the past perfect simple to download for free.
Past perfect simple - exercise 1
Join sentences with expressions in brackets:
- They graduated. They got married. (as soon as) - They got married as soon as they had graduated.
Past perfect simple - exercise 2
Complete sentences with verbs in brackets.
- After Sam ____ the bank, he got into his car. (leave) - After Sam had left the bank, he got into his car.
Negative:
Past perfect simple - exercise 3
What had Betty done before she went to bed?
- (+ cook dinner) She had cooked dinner. (- go out with her friends) She hadn't gone out with her friends.
Questions:
Past perfect simple - exercise 4
Respond to situations.
- I didn't watch the film. - (you | see | it | before) Why? Had you seen it before?
All forms:
Past perfect simple - exercise 5
Mark is telling his sister about his friend's garden party. Complete their conversation.
More PDF worksheets:
Past perfect continuous exercises PDF
- Five PDF worksheets with keys to learn the continuous forms.
Past perfect simple vs continuous exercises PDF
- PDF exercises to practise the differences between these two forms.
- PDF worksheets with exercises on passive forms.
Past perfect vs past simple PDF
- Compare the use and forms of the past perfect and past simple.
Online exercises:
Past perfect tense online Learn the difference between the simple and continuous.
PDF grammar rules:
English tenses PDF grammar rules with examples on all English tenses.
