Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 242 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
7. 7.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
12. 12.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
13. 13.By the time we reached, my brother ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
14. 14.Sneha ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
15. 15.My brother ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
16. 16.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
17. 17.My brother ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.Nisha ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
21. 21.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
23. 23.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
27. 27.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
31. 31.Arjun ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
32. 32.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
34. 34.We ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
35. 35.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
38. 38.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum

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