Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 721 · 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.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
6. 6.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
7. 7.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
10. 10.When Dad called, Meera ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, the students ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
19. 19.Dev ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
22. 22.Ishaan ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
23. 23.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
27. 27.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
28. 28.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
32. 32.My brother ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
34. 34.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
38. 38.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
39. 39.When Dad called, Tara ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent

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