Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 123 · 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, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
2. 2.When Dad called, Manav ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
6. 6.Tara ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
7. 7.When Dad called, Meera ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
11. 11.Diya ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
12. 12.My brother ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
13. 13.Vivaan ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
14. 14.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
15. 15.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
16. 16.My brother ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
18. 18.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
19. 19.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
21. 21.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
23. 23.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
26. 26.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.Aditya ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
28. 28.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
29. 29.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
30. 30.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, he ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
37. 37.Ira ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
38. 38.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my friends ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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