Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 701 · 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.She ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
2. 2.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
3. 3.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
4. 4.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
6. 6.Dev ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
12. 12.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
15. 15.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
16. 16.The children ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
17. 17.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
18. 18.Farhan ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
22. 22.The students ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
25. 25.My brother ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
26. 26.My friends ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
27. 27.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
32. 32.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
33. 33.Aarav ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
35. 35.She ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.She ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
40. 40.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped

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