Past Perfect Tales

Students read three short story starters and complete each one by adding 2-3 sentences in the past perfect continuous tense. They must extend the narrative in a way that fits the flow, using earlier ongoing actions to explain later outcomes. This activity encourages creativity while reinforcing tense accuracy and consistency. Students learn to analyze context clues, maintain tone, and support plot events with logical background actions. This worksheet helps learners apply grammar skills within narrative writing, making tense usage more meaningful.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Narrative Writing Development

English Language Arts – Use of Verb Tenses to Convey Time and Sequence

English Language Arts – Creative Writing and Story Expansion

English Language Arts – Contextual Grammar Application

This worksheet is part of our past perfect continuous tense worksheets collection.