Past Perfect Tense Examples, ESL grammar game

Past perfect tense examples,  ESL game on learning how to make sentences in English language based on fundamental rules of past perfect tense. Useful resource for homeschool and classroom use by teachers and students. Have fun with this ESL pirate game.

Past perfect tense exercise. Choose the correct answer.
1.    I _____ not _____ the play until I went with you last night.
a.    Has/saw
b.    Has/seen
c.    Had/saw
d.    Had/seen
2.    Steve did not have his driver’s license because he _________ his wallet.
a.    Has lost
b.    Had lost
c.    Had
d.    Losing
3.    Mark’s friend lived in London, so he ______ to the United Kingdom many times.
a.    Has travelled
b.    Had travelled
c.    Travelled
4.    Do you know if Rebecca ______ English before she went to Australia?
a.    Has learned
b.    Has learning
c.    Had learned
d.    Had learns
5.    The film was hard to follow, but it was easier for Adam as he _______ it already.
a.    Had seen
b.    Has seen
c.    Has saw
d.    Had saw
6.    Prior to last year, Harold _____ never _____  to a country outside North America.
a.    Has/been
b.    Had/been
7.    We ________ the tickets already and were turned down at the door of the concert.
a.    Has not purchased
b.    Has not purchases
c.    Had not purchases
d.    Had not purchased
8.    ______ Scott _____ a book prior to the one that was just published?
a.    Has/written
b.    Has/wrote
c.    Had/written
d.    Had/wrote
9.    They ________ the motorcycle for 5 years before selling it.
a.    Has own
b.    Has owned
c.    Had own
d.    Had owned
10.    Alex _______ in Los Angeles for 2 years before he was fluent in English.
a.    Has/lived
b.    Has lives
c.    Had lived
d.    Had lives
11.    Retiring was a happy moment for Jerry because he _______ at the company for his entire career.
a.    Has working
b.    Has worked
c.    Had working
d.    Had worked
12.    Harry ____ never ______ anyone speak Thai before going to Thailand.
a.    Has/heard
b.    Had/heard
c.    Has/hear
d.    Had/hear
13.    Amy ______ 7 houses before she painted mine.
a.    Had painted
b.    Had paints
c.    Has painted
d.    Has paints
14.    Sara _________ her grandparents only once in her life until today.
a.    Had seen
b.    Has seen
c.    Has saw
d.    Had saw
15.    We _________ the dog since it was just a puppy.
a.    Has had
b.    Has has
c.    Had had
d.    Had has