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Past Perfect Tense (Multiple Choice)

Forming the past perfect tense: had + past participle.
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  1. The train ? (depart) before we arrived. 🚂
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    (B) had departed

  2. I ? (eat) lunch so I wasn't hungry. 🥪
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    (A) had eaten

  3. They ? (study) hard before the test started. 📝
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    (B) had studied

Quick Tip
The past perfect tense describes an action that was completed before another action in the past occurred. Formula: had + past participle.
Teacher Resources
Vocabulary
Past Perfect: Action completed before another past action.
Sequence of Events: Order in which things happen.
Extension Activities
  • Order past events using 'had' + past participle.
  • Explain cause and effect in the past.
  • Write sentences about prior past actions.
Parent Tip

Tell a short story with two past events and ask which happened first.

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Skills Practiced
Identify past perfectUse past perfectVerb tense sequence