Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 699 · 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.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
2. 2.Kabir ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
5. 5.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
11. 11.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
13. 13.He ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
14. 14.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
15. 15.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
20. 20.They ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
21. 21.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
23. 23.Neel ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
24. 24.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
25. 25.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
26. 26.The students ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
27. 27.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
29. 29.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
30. 30.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
31. 31.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.My sister ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
36. 36.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.My sister ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
40. 40.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed

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