Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 634 · 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, my brother ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
2. 2.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
3. 3.The students ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
8. 8.She ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
10. 10.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
11. 11.My parents ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
12. 12.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
14. 14.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
15. 15.When Dad called, Diya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
18. 18.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
20. 20.By the time we reached, my friends ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
26. 26.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
27. 27.By the time we reached, Diya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
28. 28.My parents ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
29. 29.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
30. 30.By the time we reached, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
33. 33.Diya ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
34. 34.They ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
35. 35.Tara ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
36. 36.She ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
37. 37.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
38. 38.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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