Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 385 · 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 sister ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
5. 5.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
7. 7.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
8. 8.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
9. 9.My parents ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
14. 14.She ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
19. 19.She ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
20. 20.Vivaan ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
21. 21.By the time we reached, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
22. 22.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
23. 23.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
25. 25.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
30. 30.My brother ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
33. 33.He ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
34. 34.I ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.My friends ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
37. 37.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.When Dad called, Yash ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean

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