Past Perfect Trouble

In this worksheet, students read a short narrative about Emma forgetting her concert ticket and facing several consequences as a result. After reading, they answer comprehension questions that require the use of the past perfect tense to explain why events happened the way they did. Students must interpret the sequence of earlier actions, identify causes, and respond using complete sentences that reflect the proper verb tense. This builds their skill in analyzing narrative structure and expressing reasons using grammatically correct forms. The worksheet strengthens both reading comprehension and tense application in contextual writing.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Identifying Causes and Sequence

English Language Arts – Using Past Perfect to Explain Earlier Actions

English Language Arts – Constructed Response Writing

English Language Arts – Grammar in Narrative Context

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