Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 25 · 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 we reached, my friends ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
5. 5.Isha ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
6. 6.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
7. 7.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Kabir ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
10. 10.Zoya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
11. 11.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
12. 12.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
13. 13.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
16. 16.By the time we reached, Meera ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
18. 18.My friends ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
19. 19.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
20. 20.When Dad called, Karan ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
24. 24.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
25. 25.They ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
26. 26.Rahul ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
27. 27.My parents ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
30. 30.Rohan ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
31. 31.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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