Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 765 · 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 the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
2. 2.When Dad called, my friends ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
4. 4.My sister ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
5. 5.They ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
11. 11.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
19. 19.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
22. 22.My friends ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
24. 24.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
30. 30.My brother ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.My cousins ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
39. 39.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank

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