Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 903 · 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 guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
3. 3.My sister ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.My sister ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My brother ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
9. 9.The students ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
11. 11.By the time we reached, the children ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
12. 12.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time we reached, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
16. 16.She ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
18. 18.My sister ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
19. 19.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
32. 32.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
35. 35.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.My sister ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
39. 39.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
40. 40.When Dad called, Ira ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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