Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 120 · 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.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
3. 3.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
6. 6.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
7. 7.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
9. 9.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
11. 11.Neel ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
17. 17.When Dad called, my parents ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, my parents ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.When Dad called, Priya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
30. 30.My friends ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
34. 34.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
35. 35.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
36. 36.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
38. 38.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
39. 39.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
40. 40.When Dad called, the students ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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