Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 110 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
4. 4.Manav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
5. 5.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
11. 11.You ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, Dev ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
17. 17.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
18. 18.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
19. 19.When Dad called, Yash ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
23. 23.My friends ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
24. 24.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Arjun ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
28. 28.When Dad called, Meera ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.Dev ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
30. 30.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
31. 31.My cousins ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
32. 32.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
33. 33.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
37. 37.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
40. 40.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone

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