Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 678 · 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.Aditya ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
6. 6.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.He ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
13. 13.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
14. 14.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
20. 20.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
31. 31.Isha ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
33. 33.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.Kunal ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
38. 38.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
40. 40.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched

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