Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 513 · 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, Myra ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
2. 2.Dev ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
3. 3.We ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
4. 4.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
5. 5.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
6. 6.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
7. 7.My sister ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
12. 12.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
13. 13.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
14. 14.By the time we reached, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
15. 15.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, Meera ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
24. 24.They ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, Myra ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.My cousins ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
34. 34.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
37. 37.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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