Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 848 · 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.Arjun ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
2. 2.The students ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
3. 3.He ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
7. 7.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
9. 9.My sister ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
10. 10.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
17. 17.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.My sister ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
26. 26.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
29. 29.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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