Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 240 · 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.He ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
2. 2.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My brother ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, Manav ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
14. 14.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
17. 17.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
19. 19.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
20. 20.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
21. 21.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
23. 23.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
25. 25.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
28. 28.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
31. 31.Ishaan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
32. 32.Ananya ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
37. 37.She ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
38. 38.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
39. 39.By the time we reached, the students ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
40. 40.When Dad called, my parents ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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