Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 641 · 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.When Dad called, the students ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
4. 4.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
5. 5.When Dad called, the children ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
9. 9.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
10. 10.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
12. 12.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
13. 13.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
14. 14.He ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
16. 16.My cousins ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
17. 17.Kabir ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
23. 23.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time we reached, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
28. 28.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.Aisha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
30. 30.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
31. 31.Zoya ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
32. 32.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
33. 33.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
35. 35.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.My brother ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
38. 38.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
39. 39.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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