Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 139 · 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, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
5. 5.Zoya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
6. 6.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
7. 7.Vivaan ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
8. 8.The children ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
13. 13.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
14. 14.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
17. 17.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.Farhan ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
24. 24.By the time we reached, he ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
33. 33.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
34. 34.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
35. 35.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
38. 38.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
39. 39.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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