Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris Materi Grammar Past Perfect Tense dan Kunci Jawaban

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Pengertian past perfect tense adalah perubahan bentuk kata kerja untuk menggambarkan bahwa ada suatu tindakan di masa lalu yang telah selesai sebelum tindakan lain (yang juga di masa lalu) terjadi.

Contoh past perfect tense “They had painted the fence before I had a chance to speak to them.”

Biasanya, momen “aksi lain”  pada past perfect tense bisa diceritakan secara spesifik. Selain itu, aksi yang telah selesai di masa lampau dapat terjadi berulang kali maupun hanya sekali.

Kamu juga bisa gunakan past perfect tense untuk bercerita tentang suatu peristiwa yang telah terjadi di masa lalu dan selesai juga di masa lalu.

Baca juga: Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris Materi Simple Present Tense Rewrite Sentence

Kenapa menggunakan past perfect tense?

Past perfect tense sering digunakan untuk menunjukkan tindakan yang terjadi sebelum tindakan lain di masa lampau, sehingga membantu mendefinisikan urutan kronologis kejadian.

Rumus 

Kalimat Positif (+)

S + had + verb 3

S + had been + Adj/Adv/N

Kalimat Negatif (-)

S + had not + verb 3

S + had not been + Adj/Adv/N

Kalimat Interogatif (?)

Had + S + verb 3

Had + S + been + Adj/Adv/N

Berikut ini contoh soal past perfect tense.

1. She _______ (MEET) James on the street yesterday and he _______ (TELL) her that he _______ (BE) ill for the past two weeks.

2. I _______ (LOOK) out of the window last night because I _______ (HEAR) some noises.

Jawaban

1. She MET James on the street yesterday and he TOLD her that he HAD BEEN ill for the past two weeks.

2. I LOOKED out of the window last night because I HAD HEARD some noises.

3. I _______ (INVITE) Susan to the party but she couldn’t come because she _______ (ALREADY MAKE) other plans.

4. They _______ (WATCH) TV when the earthquake occurred.

Jawaban

3. I INVITED Susan to the party but she couldn’t come because she HAD ALREADY MADE other plans.

4. They WERE WATCHING TV when the earthquake occurred.

5. When room service arrived, we _______ (ALREADY WAIT) for nearly half an hour.

6. He told me _______ (CATCH) a young lion and _______ (SHOOT) two.

others.

Jawaban

5. When room service arrived, we HAD ALREADY BEEN WAITING for nearly half an hour

6. He told me he HAD CAUGHT a young lion and HAD SHOT two others.

7. When I _______ (GET) there everyone _______ (ALREADY GO).

8. When I saw him last he _______ (BE) married for 6 years.

Jawaban

7. When I GOT there everyone HAD ALREADY GONE.

8. When I saw him last he HAD BEEN married for 6 years.

9. We heard that a fire _______ (BREAK OUT) in the neighboring house.

10. After he _______ (READ) the letter he _______ (BURN) it.

Jawaban

9. We heard that a fire HAD BROKEN OUT in the neighboring house.

10. After he HAD READ the letter he BURNED it.