Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 108 · 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.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.Rahul ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
4. 4.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
5. 5.Omkar ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.They ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
11. 11.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.Rohan ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
14. 14.By the time we reached, they ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
16. 16.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
18. 18.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
19. 19.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.Ananya ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
27. 27.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
33. 33.When Dad called, Dev ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
35. 35.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
38. 38.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
39. 39.Riya ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
40. 40.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run

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