Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 412 · 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 ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
9. 9.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
10. 10.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
11. 11.Meera ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
12. 12.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
16. 16.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
20. 20.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.My friends ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
24. 24.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
26. 26.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
27. 27.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
28. 28.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
31. 31.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
32. 32.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
33. 33.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
36. 36.Kavya ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.Kabir ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran

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