Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 112 · 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.Aarav ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
5. 5.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.Karan ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
10. 10.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.My brother ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
14. 14.Tara ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.Saanvi ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
20. 20.Meera ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
25. 25.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
26. 26.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
28. 28.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
29. 29.When Dad called, Meera ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
33. 33.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
36. 36.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
37. 37.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
38. 38.Nisha ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken

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