Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 166 · 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 we reached, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
3. 3.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.My cousins ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
6. 6.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
8. 8.When Dad called, my parents ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Arjun ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
13. 13.My brother ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
15. 15.Arjun ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
16. 16.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
17. 17.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
20. 20.By the time we reached, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
23. 23.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
26. 26.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
27. 27.My parents ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
29. 29.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
30. 30.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
31. 31.Priya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
32. 32.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.She ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
36. 36.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
37. 37.My cousins ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
38. 38.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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