Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 850 · 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.Nisha ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.The children ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
5. 5.Kabir ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
6. 6.Tara ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
8. 8.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
12. 12.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
14. 14.Rohan ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
26. 26.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
30. 30.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
35. 35.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped

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