Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 396 · 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 parents ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
2. 2.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
5. 5.When Dad called, the students ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, Priya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
9. 9.Kunal ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, the children ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
16. 16.By the time we reached, the students ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
17. 17.My friends ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
23. 23.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
25. 25.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
26. 26.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
28. 28.Ishaan ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
38. 38.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
39. 39.They ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won

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