Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 3 · 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 ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
2. 2.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
4. 4.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
5. 5.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
8. 8.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
9. 9.I ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
13. 13.When Dad called, Isha ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.Rohan ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
19. 19.Meera ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
27. 27.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
28. 28.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
29. 29.My parents ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
30. 30.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
31. 31.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
34. 34.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
35. 35.Kabir ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, the students ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried

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