Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 577 · 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, my friends ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
2. 2.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
4. 4.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
5. 5.Dev ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
6. 6.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
8. 8.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
11. 11.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
12. 12.Arjun ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
13. 13.By the time we reached, he ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
16. 16.My parents ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
17. 17.Manav ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
19. 19.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
22. 22.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
23. 23.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
25. 25.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.Omkar ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
28. 28.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
29. 29.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.Myra ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
35. 35.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
39. 39.When Dad called, Meera ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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