Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 632 · 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.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
2. 2.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
3. 3.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
4. 4.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
9. 9.Dev ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
10. 10.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
11. 11.My brother ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
12. 12.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
14. 14.My sister ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
15. 15.My cousins ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
16. 16.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
18. 18.Kabir ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
19. 19.By the time we reached, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
22. 22.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
23. 23.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
24. 24.When Dad called, Karan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
28. 28.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
31. 31.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
32. 32.My friends ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
33. 33.The children ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
36. 36.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
37. 37.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
40. 40.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell

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