Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 371 · 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.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
2. 2.My brother ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
3. 3.Arjun ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, she ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
8. 8.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
9. 9.Priya ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
10. 10.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
15. 15.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
17. 17.He ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
18. 18.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
21. 21.Karan ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
22. 22.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
24. 24.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
26. 26.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
27. 27.My brother ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
28. 28.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
32. 32.He ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
39. 39.Pooja ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
40. 40.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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