Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 779 · 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 Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.The children ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
6. 6.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
7. 7.Nisha ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
8. 8.We ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
9. 9.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
12. 12.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
13. 13.When Dad called, Ira ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
16. 16.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
17. 17.My parents ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
21. 21.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
26. 26.When Dad called, my parents ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
31. 31.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
34. 34.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
35. 35.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
36. 36.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
37. 37.They ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry

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