Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 557 · 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 ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
6. 6.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
10. 10.When Dad called, the students ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.My parents ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
15. 15.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
17. 17.Aarav ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
20. 20.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
22. 22.Dev ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
25. 25.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
26. 26.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
36. 36.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
38. 38.He ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught

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