Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 915 · 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 we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
4. 4.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.He ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
8. 8.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
12. 12.Rohan ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
13. 13.The children ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
14. 14.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
18. 18.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
19. 19.By the time we reached, the students ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
20. 20.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
21. 21.My friends ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
22. 22.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
25. 25.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
27. 27.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
31. 31.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Zoya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
36. 36.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
37. 37.The children ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
38. 38.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
40. 40.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged

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