Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 169 · 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 kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
3. 3.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
6. 6.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
11. 11.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
19. 19.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
22. 22.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
23. 23.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
25. 25.By the time we reached, Dev ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
28. 28.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
32. 32.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
34. 34.Pooja ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
35. 35.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
36. 36.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
37. 37.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
39. 39.When Dad called, Dev ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won

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