Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 726 · 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.My sister ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
3. 3.My parents ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
4. 4.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
5. 5.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
6. 6.By the time we reached, my friends ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
7. 7.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
8. 8.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
9. 9.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
11. 11.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
12. 12.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
16. 16.Kavya ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
17. 17.The children ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
20. 20.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
21. 21.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
22. 22.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
26. 26.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
27. 27.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
33. 33.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
34. 34.Rohan ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
36. 36.Ananya ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
37. 37.Riya ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
40. 40.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run

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