Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 871 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.Tara ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
9. 9.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
11. 11.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
12. 12.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
13. 13.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
14. 14.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
15. 15.Aisha ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
17. 17.My cousins ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
18. 18.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
21. 21.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
25. 25.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.The children ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
30. 30.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.Myra ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
36. 36.By the time we reached, the children ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.My brother ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
40. 40.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten

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