Name:_______________________________________ Date:________________

Perfect Verb Tense Practice

Part 1: Fill in the Blank
Fill in each blank with the correct term from the word list below. Some items on the word list will not be used. No term from
the word list will be used more than once.

past perfect present perfect future perfect

progressive perfect go has
had went will have

1. W
 hich perfect verb tense is used for an action that happened in the past that stopped or ended before another action
(that is also already over) started?
2. W
 hich perfect verb tense is used to describe a future action that will end before a different future action begins?

3. Which perfect verb tense describes actions that have continued up to the present time, though there is uncertainty as
to whether the actions will continue?
4. Which helping verb accompanies a future perfect tense verb?
5. Which helping verb accompanies a present perfect tense verb?
6. Which helping verb accompanies a past perfect tense verb?

Part 2: Choose the Correct Perfect Tense Verb

Select the correct perfect tense verb for the following sentences. Circle your answer.

1. She finished her homework 6. John to travel to California

before I offered to help. next month, but he now can’t afford a plane ticket.
a. have completely a. have planned
b. had completely b. had planned
c. will have completely c. will have planned

2. I 50 hours this week by the 7. I on time every day so far this

time Thursday is over. week, and don’t expect to be late any time soon.
a. have worked a. have arrived
b. had worked b. had arrived
c. will have worked c. will have arrived

3. As of this moment, I 8. We dinner by the time you get

everything you asked me to do. off from work.
a. have completed a. have eaten
b. had completed b. had eaten
c. will have completed c. will have eaten

4. I my share of the rent into 9. I my resume for that job and

your bank account. hope to be invited to interview for it.
a. have deposited a. have submitted
b. had deposited b. had submitted
c. will have deposited c. will have submitted

5. We to clean the 10. She enough money to buy a

house on Saturday, but instead spent the day car, but she had to spend it on a new heater for her
watching college football games on TV. house.
a. have decided a. have saved
b. had decided b. had saved
c. will have decided c. will have saved
https://education.yourdictionary.com/for-teachers/verb-tense-worksheets.html
 Answer Key: Perfect Verb Tense Practice
Part 1: Fill in the Blank
Fill in each blank with the correct term from the word list below. Some items on the word list will not be used. No term from
the word list will be used more than once.

past perfect present perfect future perfect

progressive perfect go has
had went will have

1. W
 hich perfect verb tense is used for an action that happened in the past that stopped or ended before another action
(that is also already over) started? past perfect
2. W
 hich perfect verb tense is used to describe a future action that will end before a different future action begins?
future perfect
3. Which perfect verb tense describes actions that have continued up to the present time, though there is uncertainty as
to whether the actions will continue? present perfect
4. Which helping verb accompanies a future perfect tense verb? will have
5. Which helping verb accompanies a present perfect tense verb? have
6. Which helping verb accompanies a past perfect tense verb? had

Part 2: Choose the Correct Perfect Tense Verb

Select the correct perfect tense verb for the following sentences. Circle your answer.

1. She had completely finished her homework 6. John had planned to travel to California
before I offered to help. next month, but he now can’t afford a plane ticket.
a. have completely a. have planned
b. had completely b. had planned
c. will have completely c. will have planned

2. I will have worked 50 hours this week by the 7. I had arrived on time every day so far this
time Thursday is over. week, and don’t expect to be late any time soon.
a. have worked a. have arrived
b. had worked b. had arrived
c. will have worked c. will have arrived

3. As of this moment, I have completed 8. We will have eaten dinner by the time you get
everything you asked me to do. off from work.
a. have completed a. have eaten
b. had completed b. had eaten
c. will have completed c. will have eaten

4. I have deposited my share of the rent into 9. I have submitted my resume for that job and
your bank account. hope to be invited to interview for it.
a. have deposited a. have submitted
b. had deposited b. had submitted
c. will have deposited c. will have submitted

5. We had decided to clean the 10. She had saved enough money to buy a
house on Saturday, but instead spent the day car, but she had to spend it on a new heater for her
watching college football games on TV. house.
a. have decided a. have saved
b. had decided b. had saved
c. will have decided c. will have saved

https://education.yourdictionary.com/for-teachers/verb-tense-worksheets.html