Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 245 · 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.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
2. 2.Vivaan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
5. 5.Manav ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
8. 8.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.Yash ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.My friends ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
19. 19.By the time we reached, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
20. 20.By the time we reached, my friends ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
21. 21.Myra ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
22. 22.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
26. 26.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
31. 31.Aisha ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Aarav ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
36. 36.Kunal ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
38. 38.My sister ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
39. 39.The students ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
40. 40.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent

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