Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 268 · 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 Mum came home, Zoya ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
2. 2.Saanvi ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
3. 3.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
5. 5.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
16. 16.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
19. 19.When Dad called, Riya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.Dev ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
22. 22.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
25. 25.My friends ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
29. 29.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
30. 30.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
34. 34.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
35. 35.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
36. 36.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time we reached, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
40. 40.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won

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