Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 754 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
3. 3.Karan ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
9. 9.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
10. 10.My cousins ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
11. 11.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.Ishaan ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
16. 16.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
17. 17.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
19. 19.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
20. 20.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
21. 21.When Dad called, my friends ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
25. 25.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
26. 26.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
29. 29.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
30. 30.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
35. 35.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
37. 37.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
38. 38.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
39. 39.My cousins ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken

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