Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 413 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
3. 3.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
5. 5.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Dev ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Arjun ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
12. 12.My parents ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
13. 13.My friends ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
14. 14.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
18. 18.My brother ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
23. 23.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
24. 24.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
25. 25.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
27. 27.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
28. 28.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
31. 31.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, Ira ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
40. 40.By the time we reached, the children ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken

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