Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 121 · 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.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
2. 2.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Tara ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.Karan ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
8. 8.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
18. 18.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
19. 19.The students ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
21. 21.Kunal ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
22. 22.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
24. 24.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
26. 26.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.My sister ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time we reached, he ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
33. 33.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
34. 34.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
35. 35.When Dad called, Karan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Manav ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.Manav ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell

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