Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 219 · 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.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
5. 5.When Dad called, Priya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.My parents ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
7. 7.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
10. 10.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
12. 12.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.Aditya ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
24. 24.When Dad called, Diya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
26. 26.I ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
27. 27.My cousins ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
30. 30.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
31. 31.I ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
32. 32.My parents ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
33. 33.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
36. 36.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
37. 37.By the time we reached, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
39. 39.I ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
40. 40.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped

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