Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 433 · 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 we reached, my parents ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
2. 2.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
3. 3.My parents ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.She ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
12. 12.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
13. 13.Rohan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
15. 15.When Dad called, Neel ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
17. 17.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
18. 18.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
24. 24.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
25. 25.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
27. 27.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
28. 28.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
32. 32.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
34. 34.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
35. 35.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
37. 37.Karan ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
38. 38.The children ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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