Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 585 · 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.They ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.My brother ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
6. 6.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
8. 8.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
9. 9.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
13. 13.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
14. 14.Ananya ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
15. 15.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
16. 16.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.Neel ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
28. 28.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
32. 32.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.I ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
37. 37.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
40. 40.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped

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