Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 152 · 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.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
3. 3.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
4. 4.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
8. 8.I ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
9. 9.Ananya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.By the time we reached, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
14. 14.When Dad called, Meera ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.Pooja ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
17. 17.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
18. 18.Rohan ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
19. 19.My friends ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
20. 20.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.Saanvi ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
22. 22.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
26. 26.When Dad called, Dev ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.Myra ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
39. 39.Dev ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
40. 40.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed

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