Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 483 · 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.He ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
2. 2.You ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
3. 3.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
4. 4.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
5. 5.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
14. 14.My sister ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
15. 15.They ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.They ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
20. 20.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
23. 23.Aarav ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
28. 28.My friends ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
34. 34.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
39. 39.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
40. 40.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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