Project Success 4 ● Grammar Worksheets

UNIT 3 ● LESSON 2, ACTIVITY 2

Grammar Worksheet
Past perfect

Study the charts.

Statements
The light had just turned yellow when the car entered the intersection.

Questions Answers
Had the drivers gotten out of their cars before the ambulance arrived? Yes, they had.
What had Marcos heard before Lena got to work? He had heard sirens.

Read the sentence. Choose the event that happened first. Circle a or b.
1. We had heard that this car is very safe, so we decided to buy it.
a. We bought the car. b. We heard it was safe.
2. Someone called out for us to stop, but we had already hit the van.
a. We hit the van. b. Someone called out.
3. After I had contacted three mechanics, Mike’s Garage finally called me back.
a. Mike’s Garage called me. b. I contacted three mechanics.
4. Joe had only gotten his license a week ago when he was in an accident.
a. Joe was in an accident. b. Joe got his license.
5. When the accident happened, we had driven for an hour.
a. We drove for an hour. b. The accident happened.
6. The witness had left when the officer arrived.
a. The officer arrived. b. The witness left.
7. The red car arrived yesterday, but I had ordered a blue one.
a. The red car arrived. b. I ordered a blue car.
8. She got the ticket because she had run through a red light.
a. She got a ticket. b. She ran through a red light.

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