Lesson Worksheet: The Past Perfect English
In this worksheet, we will practise using the past perfect to talk about the news and the news media.
Q1:
Which part of speech is underlined in the example below?
She had reported the news.
- AGerund
- BAuxiliary verb
- CAdverb
- DPronoun
- EPast participle
Q2:
Which of the following examples uses the past perfect?
- AThe news channel was the first to upload the video.
- BThe news channel had been the first to upload the video.
- CThe news channel will be the first to upload the video.
- DThe news channel is the first to upload the video.
- ENone of these use the past perfect.
Q3:
Which of the following examples uses the past perfect?
- AThe channel reported on this issue many times before.
- BThe channel had reported on this issue many times before.
- CThe channel have reported on this issue many times before.
- DThe channel has reported on this issue many times before.
- EThe channel had reporting on this issue many times before.
Q4:
Fill in the blank with the past perfect:
The editor refused to reveal who him the information.
- Ahad given
- Bhad gave
- Cwas giving
- Dhas given
- Egave
Q5:
Fill in the blank: Before the internet became popular, newspapers and radio the most common ways of accessing the news.
- Ahads been
- Bhad been
- Chave been
- Dhas been
- Ewas
Q6:
Which of the following examples uses the past perfect?
- AMany people thought that the news story didn’t cover the whole truth.
- BMany people think that the news story hasn’t covered the whole truth.
- CMany people thought that the news story hadn’t covered the whole truth.
- DMany people thought that the news story haven’t covered the whole truth.
- EMany people thought that the news story wasn’t covering the whole truth.
Q7:
Which action happened first in this example?
As soon as the reporter had finished talking about the accident, the camera zoomed out to show the oil spill.
- AThe camera zoomed out from the reporter’s face.
- BThe camera zoomed out to show the oil spill.
- CThe reporter caused an accident.
- DThe reporter talked to the cameraman.
- EThe reporter stopped talking.
Q8:
Which action happened first in this example?
They hadn’t wanted to call the police and tell them what they knew until they saw the incident on the news that night.
- AThe police told them what they knew.
- BThey saw the news report.
- CThey called the police.
- DThey spoke to the police.
- EThey didn’t want to call the police.
Q9:
Which of the following best explains the meaning of the example below?
Until he became the top scorer, he had wanted to quit football.
- AThe footballer became the top scorer and then wanted to quit playing football.
- BThe footballer quit playing football and then became the top scorer.
- CThe footballer stopped playing football and then became the top scorer.
- DThe footballer wanted to quit playing football, but then he became the top scorer.
- EThe footballer became the top scorer because he wanted to quit.
Q10:
Which action happened first in this example?
The roads were wet and dangerous to drive on because it had rained heavily in the night and into the morning.
- AThere was heavy rain.
- BThe morning was dry.
- CIt didn’t rain at night.
- DThe roads became wet.
- EThe roads became dangerous to drive on.
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