Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 259 · 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, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.The students ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
5. 5.My sister ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
12. 12.My sister ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
13. 13.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.Tara ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
15. 15.My friends ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
16. 16.My parents ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
17. 17.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
18. 18.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
19. 19.My friends ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.Saanvi ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
24. 24.My sister ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
34. 34.I ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
35. 35.Saanvi ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.Neel ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
38. 38.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
39. 39.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built

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