Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 247 · 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 ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
2. 2.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
4. 4.My cousins ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
7. 7.When Dad called, Tara ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
10. 10.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
14. 14.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
15. 15.When Dad called, Myra ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
17. 17.Isha ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
20. 20.My sister ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
21. 21.Yash ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
22. 22.Karan ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
23. 23.My parents ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
31. 31.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
33. 33.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
37. 37.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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