Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 844 · 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 bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
3. 3.My friends ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
4. 4.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
5. 5.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
6. 6.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
11. 11.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
12. 12.By the time we reached, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
14. 14.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
15. 15.When Dad called, Myra ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
18. 18.Aisha ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
19. 19.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
22. 22.The students ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
23. 23.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
24. 24.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
31. 31.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
37. 37.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
38. 38.My brother ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
39. 39.My brother ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
40. 40.My parents ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned

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