Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 224 · 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.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
2. 2.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
6. 6.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
8. 8.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.Saanvi ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.Nisha ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
25. 25.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
26. 26.Dev ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
27. 27.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
30. 30.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
32. 32.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
33. 33.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
34. 34.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
35. 35.I ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
40. 40.Kabir ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took

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