Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 653 · 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 we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
2. 2.They ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
3. 3.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
4. 4.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
8. 8.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
11. 11.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
12. 12.By the time we reached, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
13. 13.We ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
14. 14.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
16. 16.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
17. 17.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
20. 20.When Dad called, Yash ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
24. 24.My sister ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
25. 25.Zoya ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
28. 28.Pooja ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
31. 31.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
34. 34.My parents ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.Saanvi ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried

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