Past Perfect - Grammar Question Writing
Practise past perfect at B1 level by completing questions, writing personal answers and putting words in order. Includes a model, partner practice and a separate key with sample answers and guidance on alternatives.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Model and grammar reminder
- Question completion and personal answers
- Word-order practice
- Answer key with sample responses and teacher guidance
Ask about an event completed before a clear later past moment.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners page 1 and keep the page 2 answer key separate. Its question forms are targets; personal answers are models, not required wording.
- Locate the guests' arrival as the reference point in the example, then place cooking and setting the table before it.
- Complete A about bookings, earlier visits, losing something and exam revision; write answers that genuinely describe earlier events.
- Reorder B's teacher, breakfast and lost-keys questions; ask a partner and sketch the order of events.
Support and extension
Use had + past participle, accepting contractions. Offer an invented trip or exam if needed; a later event does not answer a question about what had happened before.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
