GRAMMAR - VERBS - PERFECT TENSES EXERCISES ANSWERS 010 PERFECT TENSES – ANSWERS PAST PERFECT Fill in these blanks using the verbs to form a past perfect tense: 1. (To eat) Louise wasn’t hungry because she had eaten a big lunch earlier. 2. (To meet) I did not know who she was because I had not met her before. 3. (To rob) The police cars drove at speed with their lights on and their sirens blaring because someone had robbed the local bank. 4. (To break) Robert missed several appointments because he had broken his leg in a skiing accident. 5. (To see) Laura did not want to go to the cinema, because she had seen the film before. 6. (To know) 1 | Page
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The truck driver knew every city along the motorway because he had driven the route for 25 years.
What are the Past Perfect Tenses of these verbs?
To fly Flown To wave Waved To sing Sung To smile Smiled To choose Chosen To arrive Arrived To drop Dropped To speak Spoken To grow Grown To climb Climbed
Use the verb lists to practise the Past Perfect Tense.
The policemen arrested the robber last month. (Simple Past)
What are the past participles of these irregular verbs?
To:
Arise Arisen Bet Bet Blow Blown Burn Burned/Burnt Catch Caught Come Came Do Done Dream Dreamed/Dreamt Eat Eaten Feed Fed Fling Flung Go Gone Grow Grown Hide Hidden Hold Held Kneel Knelt Know Known Lead Led Leave Left Make Made Mistake Mistaken Pay Paid Ride Ridden Ring Rung Send Sent Sing Sung Spin Spun String Strung Teach Taught Throw Thrown Undo Undone Wake Woken Write Written
Create sentences using some of the verbs in the list above.
Have the customers arrived (to arrive) yet?
No, they haven’t.
Has the Doctor seen (to see) Mrs Feldman today?
Yes, he has.
I’ve forgotten (to forget), have I read (to read) this book before?
...although some building work had started there as well.
Lincoln Cathedral had once been the tallest building in the world...
...but the main spire was demolished after it had been damaged in an earthquake and the other two had to be demolished because of the danger they had posed.
In recent years restoration work had begun. When completed, it will have cost millions of pounds to clean the stonework, but it will be money well spent.
There was no architect for the Cathedral. Instead the masons had drawn each stage as they had finished the previous one. They had trusted God’s will to guide them.
To support the weight of the roof, the masons had to build flying buttresses to reinforce the walls...