Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 326 · 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 we reached, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
3. 3.Vivaan ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
9. 9.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
10. 10.Kunal ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
14. 14.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
15. 15.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
16. 16.Neel ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
17. 17.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.The children ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
21. 21.By the time we reached, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
22. 22.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
23. 23.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
24. 24.My brother ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
25. 25.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, Meera ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
29. 29.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
31. 31.Nisha ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
36. 36.My brother ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.Aditya ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked

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