Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 195 · 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.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
5. 5.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
6. 6.They ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
7. 7.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
9. 9.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
10. 10.When Dad called, Isha ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
16. 16.My parents ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
17. 17.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
18. 18.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
19. 19.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
21. 21.My brother ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
23. 23.By the time we reached, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
24. 24.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
27. 27.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
28. 28.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
29. 29.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
30. 30.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
31. 31.My brother ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Yash ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
36. 36.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
37. 37.My brother ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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