Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 128 · 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.Vivaan ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
7. 7.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
9. 9.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
10. 10.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.I ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
13. 13.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, the students ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
18. 18.They ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
19. 19.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
20. 20.Sneha ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
21. 21.Pooja ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
26. 26.Priya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
30. 30.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
31. 31.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
33. 33.My sister ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
36. 36.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
37. 37.Rohan ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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