Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 159 · 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.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
5. 5.Kunal ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
6. 6.My friends ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
7. 7.Isha ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
8. 8.When Dad called, Ira ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
12. 12.Myra ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
13. 13.When Dad called, Ira ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.My parents ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
22. 22.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
23. 23.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
24. 24.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
28. 28.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
29. 29.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
30. 30.My cousins ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
32. 32.Pooja ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
34. 34.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
38. 38.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
39. 39.She ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry

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