Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 460 · 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, the children ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
2. 2.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.Isha ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
6. 6.When Dad called, Riya ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
9. 9.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
10. 10.My brother ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
13. 13.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
14. 14.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
16. 16.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
19. 19.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
22. 22.When Dad called, Ira ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
24. 24.By the time we reached, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
27. 27.By the time we reached, the students ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
30. 30.My parents ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
32. 32.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
37. 37.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.Kavya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
40. 40.My parents ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked

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