Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 878 · 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.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
2. 2.They ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
3. 3.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.We ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
8. 8.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
10. 10.Vivaan ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
11. 11.She ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
14. 14.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
16. 16.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
17. 17.Priya ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
18. 18.Kavya ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
19. 19.My sister ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.Nisha ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
23. 23.My brother ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
31. 31.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, Myra ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.My cousins ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
36. 36.Tara ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win

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