Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 594 · 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, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
2. 2.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
3. 3.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
4. 4.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
7. 7.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.My brother ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
22. 22.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
23. 23.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
24. 24.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.She ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.She ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
34. 34.Diya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
35. 35.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
37. 37.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
38. 38.Ishaan ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
40. 40.Saanvi ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked

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