Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 631 · 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 Mum came home, Zoya ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
2. 2.Myra ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
6. 6.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
7. 7.My brother ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
9. 9.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.When Dad called, Riya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
13. 13.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
18. 18.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
19. 19.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
20. 20.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
26. 26.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
28. 28.My cousins ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
31. 31.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
32. 32.The students ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
33. 33.Aarav ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
34. 34.Nisha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run

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