Communication Arts IV

Present and Past Perfect Tense

NAME

SECTION
SCORE

1.

Forming the Perfect Tenses

Form the present perfect
tense (singular) of the
following verbs:
Complete

2.

Stop

50

3. Begin
4. Run
5. Write
Form the present perfect tense (plural) of the
following verbs:
1. Dance
2. Assign
3. Sing
4. Cut

DATE

(15 points)
5. Group

Form the past perfect tense of the following

verbs:
1. Execute
2. Plan
3. Become
4. Make
5. Go

Identifying Perfect Tenses (10 points)

Write the verb. Then, write PR for present perfect or PS for past perfect to identify the tense.
1. Lynne has prepared pizzas and other snacks for the school party.
2. We had planned the party for months.
3. I have watched educational programs on television for many years.
4. My older sister had sent out over 220 questionnaires.
5. Claude has offered CDs as prizes.
6. I had bought groceries and laundry products on sale at the discount store.
7. Jeanne and Pedro have organized marathons and other events for charity.
8. Dad had set up the sound system earlier in the day.
9. The teachers have prepared their classrooms for the first day of school.
10. My friends had decided on a 1960s theme for the party.

For each gap in the text, put the verb in parentheses into the present perfect tense. (16points)
Jack (1. be) ____________________ my friend for over 20 years. We (2. know)
____________________ each other since we were children. Recently, he and his family (3.
move) ____________________ to a house on the same street as me, and now our children play
together almost every day.
For the last ten years, Jack and I (4. play) ____________________ for the same basketball team
every Saturday. Jack is a better player than I am, but in the last few months he (5.
have) ____________________ some trouble with his left knee, and he (find) ____________________ it hard
to play a full game. He (6. see) ____________________ the doctor several times about his knee, but the
doctor doesn't know what is causing his pain. Jack (7. decide) ____________________ to take a break
from basketball for a while, so that his knee can recover. Anyway, he (8. finish) ____________________
his commitment this season. However, it's going to be lonely on the team without him!
Based on each first sentence, complete the following past perfect sentence by filling in the
spaces. (10 points)
Example:
First, I washed the car. Then, I drove to the mall.
Answer:
After I had washed the car, I drove to the mall.
1. First, we ate at the cafeteria. Then, we went to class.
After we ____________________ at the cafeteria, we ____________________ to class.
2. First, Juan made himself a sandwich. Then, he poured some tea.
After Juan ____________________ himself a sandwich, he ____________________ some tea.
3. First, Gunawan plugged in the headphones. Then, he played a CD.
Before he ____________________ a CD, Gunawan ____________________ in the headphones.
4. First, Soriah fed the cat. Then, she called her mother.
Soriah ____________________ her mother after she ____________________ the cat.
5. First, Marie did her homework. Then, she watched TV.
Marie ____________________ her homework before she ____________________ TV.