Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 211 · 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, my brother ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
2. 2.When Dad called, Yash ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.My cousins ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
5. 5.When Dad called, Dev ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
7. 7.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
14. 14.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
15. 15.My sister ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
16. 16.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
17. 17.Meera ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
18. 18.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
21. 21.The students ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
22. 22.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
27. 27.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
28. 28.When Dad called, my parents ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
30. 30.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
31. 31.Isha ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
34. 34.Pooja ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, Priya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
38. 38.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send

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