Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 198 · 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.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
3. 3.My parents ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
4. 4.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
5. 5.Kabir ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
6. 6.Arjun ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
9. 9.Nisha ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
10. 10.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.I ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
13. 13.My friends ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
15. 15.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
20. 20.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
23. 23.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
26. 26.By the time we reached, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
27. 27.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
28. 28.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
29. 29.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
30. 30.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
31. 31.By the time we reached, Tara ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.Omkar ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
36. 36.When Dad called, Myra ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
38. 38.My brother ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
39. 39.She ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam

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