I.
PAST SIMPLE
1. Usage:
- Used to describe completed actions in the past.
- Often used with time expressions like yesterday, last week, in 2010, an
hour ago, etc.
2. Form:
- Affirmative: Subject + Verb (past form) + Object.
Ex: She visited her grandmother last Sunday.
- Negative: Subject + did not (didn’t) + Verb (base form) + Object.
Ex: They didn’t go to the party yesterday.
- Interrogative: Did + Subject + Verb (base form) + Object?
Ex: Did you watch the movie last night?
3. Exercises:
1. Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in
brackets.
a. We ______ (watch) a great film last night.
b. She ______ (not visit) her cousin last summer.
c. ______ you ______ (finish) your homework on time?
2. Rewrite the following sentences in the negative and interrogative forms:
a. He bought a new car last month.
b. They studied French two years ago.
II. PAST PERFECT
1. Usage:
- Used to describe an action that happened before another action in the
past.
- Often used with before, after, by the time, when, already, just, never, etc.
2. Form:
- Affirmative: Subject + had + Past Participle + Object.
Ex: She had finished her work before dinner.
- Negative: Subject + had not (hadn’t) + Past Participle + Object.
Ex: They hadn’t seen that movie before.
- Interrogative: Had + Subject + Past Participle + Object?
Ex: Had she left before you arrived?
3. Exercises:
1. Complete the sentences using the past perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
a. By the time we arrived, they ______ (leave) the restaurant.
b. She ______ (never / see) such a beautiful sunset before.
c. When I got home, my parents ______ (already / go) to bed.
2. Rewrite the sentences using the past perfect tense.
a. He didn’t study for the test. He failed.
b. I finished my work. Then I watched TV.
III. FUTURE PERFECT
1. Usage:
- Used to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in
the future.
- Often used with by, by the time, before, already, etc.
2. Form:
- Affirmative: Subject + will have + Past Participle + Object.
Ex: By next year, she will have graduated from university.
- Negative: Subject + will not (won’t) have + Past Participle + Object.
Ex: They won’t have finished their project by Monday.
- Interrogative: Will + Subject + have + Past Participle + Object?
Ex: Will you have completed the assignment by tomorrow?
3. Exercises:
1. Complete the sentences using the future perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
a. By 2026, scientists ______ (develop) more advanced AI technology.
b. He ______ (not finish) his homework before the teacher checks.
c. ______ you ______ (write) the report by next Friday?
2. Rewrite the sentences using the future perfect tense.
a. She will finish her book. Then she will start a new one.
b. We will complete the project. The deadline is next Monday.
IV. MULTIPLE CHOICE REVIEW
Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
1. By the time she arrived, we ______ dinner.
a) ate
b) had eaten
c) will have eaten
2. They ______ to Paris last summer.
a) go
b) went
c) had gone
3. By next year, I ______ this course.
a) complete
b) completed
c) will have completed
4. He ______ the house before we got there.
a) left
b) had left
c) will have left
5. I ______ my keys yesterday.
a) lost
b) had lost
c) will have lost
6. By 10 p.m. tomorrow, she ______ the work.
a) finishes
b) finished
c) will have finished
7. When we arrived, the train ______ already.
a) left
b) had left
c) will have left
8. I ______ to that restaurant before last weekend.
a) never went
b) had never been
c) will never have gone
9. By the end of this year, he ______ in this company for five years.
a) worked
b) had worked
c) will have worked
10.She ______ her homework before she went out.
a) finished
b) had finished
c) will have finished
