Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 290 · 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.By the time Mum came home, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
2. 2.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
3. 3.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
4. 4.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.Ira ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
9. 9.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
13. 13.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
14. 14.My friends ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
16. 16.Kabir ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
22. 22.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
29. 29.The students ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
30. 30.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.Omkar ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
37. 37.Pooja ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
38. 38.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
39. 39.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
40. 40.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run

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