Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 625 · 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 bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
2. 2.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
5. 5.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
9. 9.I ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
10. 10.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
12. 12.By the time we reached, the students ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
13. 13.By the time we reached, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
14. 14.My brother ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.Farhan ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
17. 17.My brother ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
19. 19.My brother ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.She ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
24. 24.When Dad called, Ira ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.Tara ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
26. 26.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
34. 34.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, Yash ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.Ira ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
38. 38.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
39. 39.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned

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