Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 325 · 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.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
3. 3.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
4. 4.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
8. 8.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.My brother ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
13. 13.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
17. 17.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
18. 18.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
21. 21.Ananya ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
22. 22.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
23. 23.My friends ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
24. 24.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
25. 25.Isha ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.My parents ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
35. 35.Rahul ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.Vivaan ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
40. 40.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown

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