Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 455 · 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 ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
4. 4.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
5. 5.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
7. 7.My brother ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.My brother ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
10. 10.By the time we reached, Ira ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
12. 12.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
21. 21.They ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.The students ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
24. 24.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
30. 30.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
33. 33.Priya ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
37. 37.We ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
38. 38.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
39. 39.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
40. 40.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help

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