Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 963 · 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 ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
2. 2.Yash ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
3. 3.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
6. 6.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, the students ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Kavya ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
15. 15.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
16. 16.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
18. 18.My sister ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
19. 19.Ira ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, the students ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
32. 32.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, my parents ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.My brother ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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