Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 996 · 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.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
5. 5.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.My cousins ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
17. 17.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
19. 19.Nisha ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
24. 24.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
28. 28.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
29. 29.My cousins ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
30. 30.The students ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
31. 31.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
35. 35.My sister ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
36. 36.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
38. 38.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
40. 40.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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