Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 725 · 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.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
2. 2.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
4. 4.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
5. 5.My brother ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
7. 7.My brother ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
8. 8.Arjun ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
9. 9.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.The students ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
16. 16.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
19. 19.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.My parents ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
23. 23.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
24. 24.When Dad called, Ira ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
29. 29.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
30. 30.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, Riya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
36. 36.The children ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
37. 37.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
38. 38.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
39. 39.They ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean

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