Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 294 · 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, Neel ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
4. 4.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
5. 5.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
8. 8.My friends ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.Riya ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.He ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
15. 15.Vivaan ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
16. 16.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.My sister ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
20. 20.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
21. 21.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, Ira ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, Karan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
33. 33.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
34. 34.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
37. 37.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
40. 40.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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