Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 42 · 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.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
7. 7.When Dad called, Diya ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
9. 9.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
10. 10.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.My sister ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
16. 16.Karan ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
17. 17.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
18. 18.Aarav ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.Vivaan ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
24. 24.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
25. 25.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
26. 26.My sister ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
38. 38.My friends ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
39. 39.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.He ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn

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