Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 12 · 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 bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
2. 2.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
4. 4.When Dad called, the students ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
7. 7.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
10. 10.The children ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
12. 12.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
13. 13.The children ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
14. 14.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.The children ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
18. 18.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
19. 19.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
20. 20.Aditya ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
21. 21.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
23. 23.Ananya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.The students ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
27. 27.Nisha ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
28. 28.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
29. 29.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.Meera ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
31. 31.They ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
32. 32.The students ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
35. 35.They ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
37. 37.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
40. 40.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged

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