Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 791 · 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, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
2. 2.She ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
3. 3.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
7. 7.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
10. 10.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
11. 11.Nisha ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
12. 12.By the time we reached, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, the students ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
15. 15.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
16. 16.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
17. 17.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time we reached, we ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
21. 21.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
22. 22.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
23. 23.When Dad called, Priya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.Dev ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
26. 26.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
27. 27.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
29. 29.My sister ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
30. 30.The children ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
35. 35.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.You ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
38. 38.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
40. 40.She ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed

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