Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 691 · 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, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
3. 3.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
6. 6.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
7. 7.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
11. 11.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
17. 17.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
19. 19.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.Kunal ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
23. 23.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
24. 24.By the time we reached, the students ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
27. 27.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
28. 28.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
31. 31.Arjun ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
33. 33.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
34. 34.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
36. 36.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
38. 38.My sister ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped

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