Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 744 · 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.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
2. 2.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
3. 3.Rohan ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
6. 6.She ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
10. 10.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
13. 13.My sister ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.The students ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.Ananya ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
22. 22.They ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
23. 23.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.She ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
27. 27.My parents ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
28. 28.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
29. 29.By the time we reached, Tara ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
30. 30.My brother ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
31. 31.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.The children ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
33. 33.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
39. 39.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
40. 40.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted

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