Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 305 · 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, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
2. 2.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
5. 5.By the time we reached, the students ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
11. 11.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
14. 14.Vivaan ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.The students ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.My brother ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
19. 19.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
21. 21.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
26. 26.She ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
27. 27.When Dad called, my parents ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
29. 29.Diya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
30. 30.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
33. 33.When Dad called, Meera ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.She ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
37. 37.My sister ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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