Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 781 · 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 ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
2. 2.Ananya ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
6. 6.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, the students ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.Farhan ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
13. 13.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
15. 15.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.Arjun ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
26. 26.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
27. 27.She ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
28. 28.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
32. 32.Dev ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
33. 33.My parents ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
34. 34.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
40. 40.Pooja ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken

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