Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 161 · 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 bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
2. 2.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.My brother ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
6. 6.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
15. 15.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
16. 16.When Dad called, the children ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
25. 25.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
26. 26.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
27. 27.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
34. 34.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
35. 35.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
36. 36.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
38. 38.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
40. 40.By the time we reached, the students ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked

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