Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 215 · 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 ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
2. 2.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
3. 3.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
5. 5.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
6. 6.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
10. 10.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
11. 11.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.Farhan ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, Yash ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
22. 22.Dev ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
23. 23.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
24. 24.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.Manav ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
32. 32.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
33. 33.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, the students ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
39. 39.By the time we reached, he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
40. 40.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch

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