Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 736 · 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 the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
2. 2.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
5. 5.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
8. 8.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
9. 9.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
11. 11.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.Riya ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
15. 15.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
16. 16.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
20. 20.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
21. 21.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
25. 25.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
26. 26.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
27. 27.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
28. 28.My brother ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.The children ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
31. 31.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
36. 36.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
39. 39.My brother ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap

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