Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 147 · 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, my brother ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
2. 2.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
3. 3.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
5. 5.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
6. 6.My sister ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
7. 7.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
9. 9.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, the students ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
23. 23.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
26. 26.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
34. 34.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
35. 35.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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