Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 553 · 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.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
3. 3.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
4. 4.Kabir ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
7. 7.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
8. 8.The children ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
9. 9.The students ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
15. 15.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
16. 16.My sister ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
21. 21.Ishaan ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
22. 22.The children ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
23. 23.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
24. 24.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
26. 26.Arjun ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
27. 27.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
28. 28.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
35. 35.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, the students ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
38. 38.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
39. 39.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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