Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 677 · 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.My brother ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
2. 2.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.The children ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
9. 9.My friends ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
13. 13.Ananya ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
16. 16.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
18. 18.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
19. 19.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.Farhan ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
27. 27.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
30. 30.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.The students ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
35. 35.My sister ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
38. 38.My brother ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
40. 40.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped

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