Past Perfect Rules

Positive Sentences
Who? Form of verb Examples
I I had lost the bag.
He had lost the bag.
He/She/It She had lost the bag.
 had + Verb 3 It had lost the bag.
You You had lost the bag.
We We had lost the bag.
They They had lost the bag.

Negative Sentences
Who? Form of verb Examples
I had not lost the bag.
I
I hadn't lost the bag.
He had not lost the bag.
He hadn't lost the bag.

She had not lost the bag.

He/She/It
She hadn't lost the bag.
 had + not + Verb 3
 hadn't + Verb 3 It had not lost the bag.
It hadn't lost the bag.
You had not lost the bag.
You
You hadn't lost the bag.
We had not lost the bag.
We
We hadn't lost the bag.
They had not lost the bag.
They
They hadn't lost the bag.

Question Sentences
Who? Form of verb Examples
I Had I lost the bag?
Had he lost the bag?
he/she/it Had she lost the bag?
Had Verb 3 Had it lost the bag?
you Had you lost the bag?
we Had we lost the bag?
they Had they lost the bag?
Change the verb into the correct form:

1. I ………………… (Study) Japanese before.

2. She …………………….. (Bake) a lot before she ……………….. (Open) her shop.

3. We ………………. (Have) a lot of trouble because we ………………………. (Lose) our passports.

4. Brian ………………………. (Know) many people at the club because he ………………… (Be) there many times.

5. They ………….. (Study) English before they ……………………… (Move) to Canada.

6. You ………………….. (Enjoy) the movie because you ……………………….. (Read) the book.

7. She really ……………………….. (Like) him because he …………………… (Help) her.

8. Amy …………………… (Study) a lot before she ……………………… (Take) the test.

9. We …………………………….. (Get) into the restaurant only because we ………………………….. (Reserve) our places.

10. I ……………………… (Be) to India before 1986.

11. They ……………………………….. (Have) a lot of trouble before they finally ……………………….. (Succeed).

12. Chris ………………………….. (Own) that car for 5 years before he ……………………… (Sell) it.

13. Sharon ………………………….. (Be) very sick until she ………………………… (Stop) eating junk food.

14. I ……………………………. (Be) in Greece for 7 months before I …………………………………. (Move) to Spain.

15. You …………………………….. (Cook) a lot, because you ………………………………. (Be) so hungry.
Present Perfect Tense
Positive Sentences
Who? Form of verb Examples
I have + Verb 3 I have written a book.
He has written a book.
He/She/It  has + Verb 3 She has written a book.
It has written a book.
You  have + Verb 3 You have written a book.
We  have + Verb 3 We have written a book.
They  have + Verb 3 They have written a book.

Negative Sentences
Who? Form of verb Examples
 have + not + Verb 3 I have not written a book.
I
haven't + Verb 3 I haven't written a book.
He has not written a book.
He hasn't written a book.

 has + not + Verb 3 She has not written a book.

He/She/It
hasn't + Verb 3 She hasn't written a book.

It has not written a book.

It hasn't written a book.
 have + not + Verb 3 You have not written a book.
You
haven't + Verb 3 You haven't written a book.
 have + not + Verb 3 We have not written a book.
We
haven't + Verb 3 We haven't written a book.
 have + not + Verb 3 They have not written a book.
They
haven't + Verb 3 They haven't written a book.

Question Sentences
Who? Form of verb Examples
Have I Have I written a book?
Has he written a book?
Has he/she/it Has she written a book?
Verb 3 Has it written a book?
Have you Have you written a book?
Have we Have we written a book?
Have they Have they written a book?

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. I have read (read) your book several times.

2. She has worn (wear) that skirt many times.

3. My family ……………………… (Visit) Brazil a few times.

4. I ……………………. (Eat) already.

5. Marta ……………………. (Finish) her homework.

6. You …………………….. (Break) the glass again.

7. They ……………………. (Pay) for everything.

8. It …………………………. (Never snow) like that.

9. I ………………………. (Meet) Anna once.

10. We ……………………… (See) him before.

11. You……………………….. (Buy) 4 cars so far.

12. There ……………………. (Be) problems.

13. I …………………………… (Have) a snake.

14. Maria ………………………….. (Raise) a monkey.

15. The kids ………………………….. (Grow) so much!

Change the verb into the correct form:

1. I ………………………… (Be) here for two hours.

2. They …………………………….. (Own) the house since 1991.

3. They …………………………….. (Have) those problems for a long time.

4. We ………………………… (See) this movie already.

5. You …………………………. (Check) my spelling.

6. Angela …………………………… (Taste) baked bananas in her trip to South America.

7. Lisa ………………………….. (Buy) a new television.

8. Donna ………………………. (Break) her leg.

9. Tim and Allison …………………………… (Have) a baby.

10. I …………………………. (Know) Susan for all my life.

11. Dan …………………………. (Work) here since last November.

12. Jamie ………………………………. (Be) sick for two days now.

13. You ………………………… (Wait) for an answer since March.

14. Peter …………………………………. (Be) here since last summer.

15. I …………………………………………. (Built) many houses in my life