Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 556 · 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.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
6. 6.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
9. 9.He ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
10. 10.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
11. 11.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.Farhan ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
17. 17.My friends ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
18. 18.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
19. 19.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
25. 25.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
27. 27.Kabir ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
28. 28.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
30. 30.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
31. 31.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
32. 32.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
34. 34.Yash ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
38. 38.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
39. 39.Manav ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
40. 40.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried

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