Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 183 · 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, Manav ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
2. 2.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
3. 3.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.The students ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
8. 8.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
18. 18.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
25. 25.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
26. 26.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
28. 28.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
29. 29.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
32. 32.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
39. 39.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help

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