Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 160 · 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 ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
2. 2.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
10. 10.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
11. 11.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.My sister ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
16. 16.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
20. 20.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
21. 21.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
22. 22.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.Riya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
29. 29.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
40. 40.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written

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