Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 618 · 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 we reached, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
2. 2.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
3. 3.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
4. 4.The children ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
5. 5.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
6. 6.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
11. 11.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Dev ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.You ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
19. 19.Yash ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
31. 31.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
32. 32.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
33. 33.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.Arjun ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.Priya ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.My brother ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted

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