Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 391 · 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 ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
3. 3.The children ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
5. 5.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
8. 8.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
13. 13.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
14. 14.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
16. 16.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
21. 21.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
22. 22.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
24. 24.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
29. 29.Saanvi ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
31. 31.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
32. 32.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
35. 35.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
36. 36.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
38. 38.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
39. 39.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance

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