Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 491 · 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.Zoya ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
7. 7.Sneha ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
8. 8.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
13. 13.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
14. 14.My friends ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
15. 15.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
17. 17.Zoya ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
19. 19.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
20. 20.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
21. 21.By the time we reached, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
22. 22.Yash ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
28. 28.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.Farhan ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
30. 30.My sister ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
35. 35.My brother ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
39. 39.He ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
40. 40.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden

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