Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 4 · 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 ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
2. 2.My sister ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
8. 8.Arjun ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
12. 12.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
14. 14.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
15. 15.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
16. 16.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.The children ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
19. 19.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
22. 22.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.My brother ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
28. 28.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
31. 31.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
33. 33.The students ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
34. 34.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
36. 36.They ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
37. 37.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
38. 38.He ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
39. 39.My cousins ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
40. 40.He ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won

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