Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 157 · 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 the guests arrived, Omkar ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
5. 5.My parents ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
6. 6.By the time we reached, Diya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.The children ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
10. 10.Riya ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
11. 11.The students ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
12. 12.Riya ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
13. 13.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
14. 14.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
15. 15.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
22. 22.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
25. 25.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, Isha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.Tara ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
34. 34.My parents ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
35. 35.Rohan ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
36. 36.Isha ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
37. 37.My parents ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
38. 38.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
39. 39.My brother ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
40. 40.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown

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